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Andrew is a medical assistant working in a busy emergency department (ED). An ambulance crew arrives...
Andrew is a medical assistant working in a busy emergency department (ED). An ambulance crew arrives with an elderly man who has been to the ED several times before and has a DNR order on file at the hospital. The patient goes into respiratory arrest, but his daughter states that the family wants all life-saving measures taken, regardless of the DNR on file.
What should Andrew do?
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