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I came upon this and NEVER had heard of a case like it. A 70 yr. old man was brought in the ER unconscious and a history of health problems including diabetes and pulmonary disease. And across his chest is the Tattoo  emblazoned  ***Do Not Resuscitate***
  
## The Doctors at First Did Not Honor this Tattoo...
Instead they  begin life saving treatment as they thought it was in the best interest of the patient  instead of going down a path of "irreversible" complications . However , later they  decided to consult the Ethics Committee at the hospital. And even though it was against Florida Law, the Ethics Committee  advised them the tattoo represented the  patient's wishes and it should be honored.

## The Man...
Passed away overnight as all treatment was stopped and a actual written DNR on this man was found. It was determined that he indeed do not want to be  Resuscitated .

## Conclusion...
One thing that entered my mind was what if this man had changed his mind about this tattoo and just hadn't had the resources or time to get the damn thing taken off his body. To me when we start trying to make a guess based on a mere tattoo on the body and when it's Life and Death...well we're going down a slippery slope/

I mean hell for instance there are some crazy ass rock and roll bands out there...i.e Suicidal Tendencies, Butthole Surfers etc..etc.. I do NOT think a rock and roll Band using the name ***Do Not  Resuscitate*** is so unbelievable or farfetched. And a member of such a band may have had the band's name tattooed on his body to be cool or something. It's not out of the realm of possibility.

Just a little food for thought when we make it our business to try to read a totally incapacitated person's mind based on something as random as a tattoo.

Cheers,
Robert

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