A patient with a terminal disease is unresponsive, not breathing, and without a pulse. The family states that the patient has a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order signed by her medical doctor, but they cannot find it. The EMT should:
A) wait for family to locate the DNR.
B) pronounce the patient deceased.
C) have the family sign a refusal of care form.
D) start cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
D
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