Dr. Mirarchi is medical director of the department of emergency medicine at UPMC Hamot and chair of the UPMC Hamot Physician Network in Erie, Pa.
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ACEP Now: Vol 33 – No 05 – May 2014
References
- U.S. Census Bureau. 2044 Population Estimates, Census 2000, 1990 Census. www.census.gov.
- Mirarchi FL. Understanding Your Living Will. Omaha, Neb: Addicus Books; 2006.
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Do not resuscitate (DNR) protocols within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Section 30.02. VHA Handbook. Available at: www.va.gov.
- AMA Code of Medical Ethics. Opinion 2.22 Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders. AMA Web site. Available at: www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-ethics/code-medical-ethics/opinion222.shtml. Accessed April 21, 2014.
- California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform. POLST problems and recommendations. Approved 2010. California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform Web site. Available at: www.canhr.org/reports/2010/POLST_WhitePaper.pdf. Accessed April 9, 2014.
- Mirarchi FL, Hite LA, Cooney TE. TRIAD I–the realistic interpretation of advanced directives. J Patient Saf. 2008;4:235-240.
- Mirarchi FL, Kalantzis S, Hunter D. TRIAD II: do living wills have an impact on pre-hospital life saving care? J Emerg Med. 2009;36:105-115.
- Mirarchi FL, Costello E, Puller J, et al. TRIAD III: nationwide assessment of living wills and DNR orders. J Emerg Med. 2012;42:511-520.
- National POLST Paradigm Task Force. POLST legislative guide. POLST Web site. Available at: http://www.polst.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2014-02-20-POLST-Legislative-Guide-FINAL.pdf. Accessed April 9, 2014.
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