Elderly man dies after resuscitation halted at hospital, Newark DE
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders arrived at Christiana Hospital in Newark for a 97-year-old man in cardiac arrest. They located outdated do-not-resuscitate (DNR) paperwork from 2008. After consulting and confirming the man's wishes and advanced directives, the medical team stopped resuscitation efforts and declared death at 8:27 a.m.
Audio|Heard on: New Castle DE Hospital Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Nine hundred and forty-eight on scene.
00:02
Ninety-seven-year-old male.
00:04
Asystole CPR.
00:05
We are now finding DNR paperwork, but it's from a couple years ago.
00:11
Patient was last seen last night again.
00:13
This is an asystole CPR holding the DNR paperwork, but it has not been in the last six months.
00:18
Major permission for seizing or resuscitation efforts.
00:22
Is it a Demos?
00:27
Advanced directive paperwork.
00:31
Looks like DNR, ENI, DNH.
00:33
They don't want anything.
00:34
The only issue is that it's from 2008.
00:36
There is no more updated info.
00:40
Is there any family there or any way to get in touch with next of kin?
00:47
I have visiting nurse who gave me the information, said everything is up to date.
00:52
We do not have contact information for the family that are looking for it right now.
00:56
Visiting nurse is the individual who called us and then gave us the DNR paperwork.
01:01
There is no local family.
01:03
Sounds like a couple states away.
01:05
Again, visiting nurse who knows this patient the best is the one who gave us the DNR paperwork.
01:08
I'm calling simply because it's an old signature.
01:14
Okay, it sounds like you know we have enough information to kind of just stop chest compressions and do what the patient wishes.
01:25
Sounds like they have advanced directives.
01:28
The history is confirmed by visiting nurses, which seem to be the most recent contact.
01:35
So I think you guys are okay to stop and just talk to patient’s doctor.
01:43
Can I get that document number again and time of death, please?
01:48
Document number is (number withheld).
01:51
Time of death 0827.
01:55
Case number is (number withheld).
01:59
All right. Thank you so much.
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Location mentioned:
Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19718
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