title: Implementation strategies for a do-not-resuscitate program in the prehospital setting.
abstract: Implementation of a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) program in the prehospital setting in the greater Kansas City area using a standardized form created by a consortium of ethics committees began in January of 1989. This paper describes the strategies for implementation of the program.
authors.affiliation: Johnson County Med-Act, Olathe, KS.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Sosna
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Christopher
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Pesto
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Morando
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stoddard
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000592:standards*; D017041:Ethics Committees; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007615:Kansas; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011641:Public Relations; D011996:Records; D016414:Resuscitation Orders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D028761:Withholding Treatment