Dead on arrival
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Dead on arrival (DOA) is a term meaning that a patient was found to be already clinically dead upon the arrival of professional medical assistance, often in the form of first responders such as emergency medical technicians, paramedics, firefighters, or police.[1]
When presented with a patient, medical professionals are required to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) unless specific conditions are met that allow them to pronounce the patient as deceased.[2]
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- ^ Pasquale, Michael D.; Rhodes, Michael; Cipolle, Mark D.; Hanley, Terrance; Wasser, Thomas (October 1996). "Defining "Dead on Arrival"". The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 41 (4): 726–730. doi:10.1097/00005373-199610000-00022. ISSN 1079-6061. PMID 8858036.
- ^ Byrne, James P.; Xiong, Wei; Gomez, David; Mason, Stephanie; Karanicolas, Paul; Rizoli, Sandro; Tien, Homer; Nathens, Avery B. (November 2015). "Redefining "dead on arrival": Identifying the unsalvageable patient for the purpose of performance improvement". Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 79 (5): 850–857. doi:10.1097/TA.0000000000000843. ISSN 2163-0755. PMID 26496112. S2CID 7187414.
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The dictionary definition of dead on arrival at Wiktionary
