Emergency medical service interpretation of Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) in cardiopulmonary arrest.

Amelia M BreyreHaley VertelneyKarl A SporerGlen DavenportEric D IssacsNicolaus W Glomb

Published in: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open (2022)

The POLST is a powerful tool to convey medical treatment preferences; however, there is significant variation in the interpretation and application by EMS practitioners. To improve the POLST effectiveness, the authors suggest more EMS input into POLST development, concise language that defines resuscitation, and more EMS education about clinical application.

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