Your crew responds to a distress call and finds a man in cardiac arrest. Several family members are demanding you begin CPR, but one family member hands you a piece of paper that proves to be a legal Do Not Resuscitate order. What should you do?
A) Call the coroner, and leave the scene. B) Obey the closest relative's wishes.
C) Begin CPR, and call for medical direction. D) Try to mediate the family conflict.
C
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