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Emergency physicians and pre-hospital personnel are trained to intervene rapidly in critical situations. In the absence of information to the contrary, a patient's desire to be resuscitated must be assumed—especially when withholding life-sustaining procedures may result in death.

Withdrawal of Treatments in the Emergency Department