[Gnumed-devel] Advance directives (DNR, Do not resuscitate)

[Busser, Jim]

Where in GNUmed would it be suggested that this be stored?

In a way, it is a kind of individual patient preference, except much more 
potentially-final than, say, I prefer my appointments in the mornings, Monday 
through Wednesday.

However GNUmed does not presently support to hold such preferences.

I suppose an advance directive might get stored under

        Identity > Comment

or

        Social network > Emergency notes

except here the "network" may be as limited (in the case of a patient with no 
family or friends) as just the patient and their doctor.

A different way to look at it would be as a "measurement" of the person's 
willingness to be resuscitated, which could change over time.

or, is the person instead decided to be allergic (intolerant) to resuscitation?

A similar question came up when I was thinking about a patient who, whether a 
Jehovah's witness or a Christian Scientist, may desire to avoid being given 
blood products. It is possible to put their religion as a Health Issue but some 
patients would be upset with this. Maybe such things could be "unattributed 
episodes" of label

Advance directive – No blood products
Advance directive – No resuscitation

??