What are considered heroic measures?

examples, palliative care, DNR

examples and definition

Heroic measures usually are defibrillating a patient, intubation and placement on a vent, or even CPR if the patient states they don't want it.

Palliative care is treatment for things like pain, infections, anything that keeps the patient comfortable.

DNR is a do not resusitate--meaning no CPR.

Hope this cleared that up for you.

A Nurse!

fire fighters.

Heroic measures are neither palliative care or a DNR. Palliative means to keep as comfortable as possible and take care of the patients immediate needs. A DNR is a do not resuscitate order which mean to advanced life support interventions will be initiated such as intubation and CPR.

intubation, albuterol, life support, paddles.

It means, that if he starts to code, then they will do what they can to make him comfortable, but they won't be sticking any tubes down his throat, or shooting him up with drugs, or shocking his heart.

DNR means that if he codes (starts to die) then they will do everything they can to make him comfortable and let him pass on. I mean, if he's choking on something, they stop him. If he's bleeding, they will patch him up.

I agree with the previous statements but want to add one thing. When my husband was in palliative care they continued to give him blood transfusions, even though he had requested no "heroic" measures. Apparently, this is a grey area. In this case it was determined that the blood transfusions were necessary to alleviate pain. They also extended his life by about 9 months.

In palliative care (care for the dying, <6 months life expectancy), Heroic measures is life support when there is no longer hope for survival in terminal illness. DNR (do not resucitate) is the refusal (either by family member or "living will") for artificial life support. (respirator, dialysis, defibrillation, etc)

In my husband's and my wills we also have "no heroic measures" written in the case of traumatic care when the EEG is "flatlined" (no brain activity).

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