Living Will
Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by Admin in Truck Accident, Uncategorized
- Right to self determination
- Healthcare options
A living will is a legal document which contains specific orders on how medical treatments should be rendered once the person becomes incapacitated or unable to make decisions regarding their health. The patient or “declarant” explicitly expresses what he wishes in terms of life prolonging treatments.
A living will is a written consent which is also referred to as a health care directive, advance directive or a physician’s directive. Living wills are different from Living trusts and deal only with decisions made regarding a terminally ill patient’s treatment. These are very important in making a patient’s own wishes known when they are unable to speak or communicate with their friends or the medical team.
This is in relation to the medically accepted rights of a patient. Every patient according to the law has the right to self determination in terms of his medical treatments. When people are left in a permanent vegetative state and is able to continue living only thru life sustaining equipments like respirators for example, a patient thru a living will is able to express if medical treatments are to be continued.
The living will does not stop medical teams from performing emergency treatments during an accident. Patients who are rushed to emergency treatments still have the right to the full range of medical procedures.
In order to be effected; doctors must first determine if a person is terminally ill and there is no prognosis for recovering from such medical condition. The doctor must prove that the patient is only able to sustain life thru the assistance of medical equipments.
Doctors have the final say in terms of when the patient’s living will is to take effect. The living will does not take effect immediately when a patient is unable to express themselves during treatment. When patients become incapacitated due to an ongoing illness or unable to speak for themselves due to treatment, executing a health care proxy or health care power of attorney is advised. This gives a family member the consent to manage all medical treatments until the patient is able to determine their own health course.
Visit this website to learn more about Probate Law: Public Attorney Adrian Philip Thomas, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
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