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Before You Sign a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) in ICU, Watch This! Quick Tip for Families in Intensive Care!

Before you sign a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) in ICU, you need to watch this!

Hi! My name is Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com where we help families of critically ill patients in intensive care to improve their lives instantly, make informed decisions, get peace of mind, control, power, and influence, making sure your loved one gets best care and treatment always.

Today, I want to tell you something that could literally save your loved one’s life. Before you sign a DNR in ICU, stop! Don’t do it until you watch today’s video.

So, what is a DNR? The DNR stands for do not resuscitate. It means that if your loved one’s heart stops or they stop breathing, the ICU team won’t attempt to save them; no CPR which stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, no intubation, no resuscitation.

But here’s the part they won’t tell you.

Once you sign a DNR, it often becomes a slippery slope to withdrawal of treatment. Suddenly, they stopped trying as hard. You will hear phrases like, “There’s nothing more we can do.” “You need to let go.” “We’re now transitioning to comfort care,” which is a euphemism for “We’re now letting your loved one die.” Does that sound familiar?

But here’s what I know after having worked in intensive care nursing for nearly 25 years in three different countries, where I also worked as a nurse manager for over five years. Families are often pressured to sign a DNR (do not resuscitate) based on fear, not facts. Personally, I have helped hundreds, if not thousands of families in intensive care, reversing the DNRs, stop premature end of life plans and buy time for recovery or for an end-of-life situation on their terms. Yes, some of these patients were written off but they recovered.

We have helped hundreds and hundreds of families here at intensivecarehotline.com. I’ve been consulting and advocating for families in intensive care here at intensivecarehotline.com since 2013 where we have saved many lives. You can verify that on our testimonial section at intensivecarehotline.com. You can verify it on our intensivecarehotline.com podcast section where we have done client interviews because our advice is absolutely life changing.

That’s why I do one on one consulting and advocacy over the phone, Zoom, WhatsApp, whichever medium works best for you. Because our advice is absolutely life-changing, you can join a growing number of members and clients that we have helped over the years to improve their lives instantly when they have a loved one critically ill in intensive care so you can make informed decisions, have peace of mind, control, power and influence, making sure your loved one gets best care and treatment always.

I also talk to doctors and nurses directly with you or on your behalf. I also represent you in family meetings with intensive care teams, and you will see the dynamics very quickly change in your favor.

We also do medical record reviews in real time so that you can get a second opinion in real time. We also do medical record reviews after intensive care if you have unanswered questions, if you need closure, or if you are suspecting medical negligence.

We also have a membership for families of critically ill patients in intensive care. You can become a member if you go to intensivecarehotline.com, if you click on the membership link, or if you go to intensivecaresupport.org directly. In the membership, you have access to me and my team, 24 hours a day, in the membership area and via email, and we answer all questions intensive care related.

All of that you get at intensivecarehotline.com. Call us on one of the numbers on the top of our website or simply send us an email to [email protected] with your questions.

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I also do a weekly YouTube live where I answer your questions live on a show. You will get notification for the YouTube live if you are a subscriber to my YouTube channel or if you are a subscriber to my intensivecarehotline.com email newsletter at intensivecarehotline.com.

Thank you so much for watching.

This is Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com, and I will talk to you in a few days.

Take care for now.

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