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Do not resuscitate and do not intubate orders Even if you already have a living will that includes your preferences regarding resuscitation and intubation, it is still a good idea to establish DNR or DNI orders each time you are admitted to a new hospital or health care facility.

One of the biggest problems with living wills is it is often impossible for medical professionals and people with power of attorney to find they exist in the often immediacy they are needed for health care decision making. To rectify the problem, a handful of states have created registries.

The living will is a legal document used to state certain future health care decisions only when a person becomes unable to make the decisions and choices on their own. The living will is only used at the end of life if a person is terminally ill (can't be cured) or permanently unconscious.

These are my wishes if I am ever in a persistent vegetative state. _____ I do not want life-sustaining treatments (including CPR) started. If life-sustaining treatments are started, I want them stopped. _____ I want the life-sustaining treatments that my doctors think are best for me.

A DNR is a document that specifies that the patient does not want to be resuscitated.A Living Will is a legal document wherein the patient designates if they want life support continued if they are incapacitated and in a "terminal condition", an "end stage condition", or in a "persistent vegetative state".

A Living Will is the old name for an Advance Decision. If you made your Living Will before October 2007 (when the MCA came into force) then it may not meet the criteria that an Advance Decision needs to meet to be valid. If it is not valid then it will not be legally binding.

There is no requirement to file your will with a court during your lifetime. In fact, many people simply keep the document in a safe place and do not file it while they are still alive.The executor can then simply notify the court of the testator's death to begin the probate process.