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An Unconscious Patient With a DNR Tattoo

Submitted by: Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Source: New England Journal of Medicine
Source URL: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc1713344

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Author(s): Gregory E. Holt, Bianca Sarmento, Daniel Kett, Kenneth W. Goodman

An interesting dilemma posed by a tattoo providing advanced care directives.

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