2007-08-31 07:20:48 · 2 answers · asked by ezdoughboy 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
A health care proxy allows another to make decisions regarding your treatment if you are unable to make those decisions yourself. You may specify in the document if you do not want certain things done in certain conditions. ( Such as an older heart patient may indicate that they do not want to be resuscitated if their heart stops - or someone might want to indicate that you do not want o be put on a ventilator.
Most Doctors will talk to you about what might be appropriate for you health conditions.
You can get information on health proxies on the Internet, legal ad organizations, and many doctors offices of hospital administration offices, and public health departments.
The laws that pertain to health proxies vary form state to state and country to country.
Once you have signed a health proxy a copy should be given to your doctors office, the person the will be contacted in emergencies, and the person designated as the proxy.
Health proxies can be changed if you change your wishes either regarding who you want as a health proxy or what you want done.
My father had dad health proxy with DNR (do not resuscitate) and then he was being considered for heart surgery - he was going to have to revoke the DNR before surgery as it would had required his heart being stopped and then restarted.
2007-08-31 07:36:06 · answer #1 · answered by keezy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually ANYONE you chose.
2007-08-31 07:25:14 · answer #2 · answered by antagonist 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋