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This document can specify your end-of-life wishes in the event that you become unable to make decisions for yourself. You may also want to designate a healthcareproxy, who will be responsible for making sure your wishes are carried out. This person is known as a healthcareproxy or durable power of attorney for healthcare.
This person will be allowed to make healthcare decisions for any treatments that you have not included on your advance directive if you are unable to make treatment decisions yourself. This healthcareproxy should be someone you trust to make decisions for you, in the event you are unable to do so.
They are put in place to honor a patient’s wishes regarding medical interventions during a life-threatening event. This means that even if the situation normally calls for it, healthcare providers will not use any aggressive measures such as chest compressions, defibrillation, or breathing tubes to revive the person.
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