The ‘anticipated directives’ are documents that allow adults who live in France to express their desires for medical care in advance, in case you cannot do it when the time comes. This is how they work and how to create one.
A living testament, also known as an anticipated and French decision as a Early Directive – It is a binding legal document that allows people to choose and explain their wishes regarding the future medical treatment in circumstances in which they can no longer express their informed consent.
Anticipated directives They have been legal in France since 2016 and are destined to describe the preferences of health treatments at the end of life.
At present, France does not have an assisted legal death, although that could change to Son, but patients can express their wishes on a lot of medical intervention that they want at the end of their lives, if doctors should import.
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Who can write one?
Any adult has the right to write a Early DirectiveRegardless of your personal situation. It is important to keep in mind that they are a right instead of a machitude, and that it can update, amend them and rewrite them later as their personal circumstances and desires change.
When should you write one?
That depends on you. If you are by surgery, the opportunity to write one can be sacrificed, but the truth is that you can establish your wishes at any time in your life, regardless of whether you are healthy or sick.
But many people decide to write one if they have a leg diagnosed with a serious illness.
How long are they valid?
The documents are valid indefinitely, but can modify or cancel them at any time.
Is there a form?
There is. A model for the document is available at the French Ministry of Health through Service Public – Gentleman.
Some medical care facilities, such as hospitals, may have a form that you can use.
The use of thesis templates is not mandatory: their wishes, handwritten in French in a role that is signed and dated is sufficient, but ensure that their expression of desires meets the requirements established in the law.
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If, for any reason, you cannot write your own directive, you can ask someone to deal with you and two witnesses. One of them must be his ‘trusted person’ if he has designated one.
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Trust person ‘ – What is that?
Ah, yes. A ‘trusted person’ (Person of Confiance) He is the person who is confident to act on your fabric and lawyer for you with medical professionals if you are sick and cannot speak for yourself.
They must support it in matters related to health and, if one day you cannot express your wishes, they will be consulted as a priority to express them by you: you can collect medical information about Suf and will be your spokesman.
It is not necessary for this person to be a blood relative or a spouse.
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Can I choose my Person of Confiance?
It can: it must be a person in which he trusts and must accept to assume the role. It can be a relative, a friend or even his header, but that it is, it is important that they understand the responsibility and accept to do so. It could be a very difficult job, after all.
The full name and contact data of your Person of Confiance It must be included in its directive or in a separate attached sheet. They must sign it to confirm that they have understood and accepted the paper.
What if I don’t have one?
Doctors will make a decision regarding their care after consulting other doctors and a nearby family, in consultation with any medical care team involved.
Where should I keep it?
A good question. It must be easily accessible. If you have a PARTAGÉ MEDICAL ARCHIVE – Through the online Medical Care Service Mon Espace Santé – You can record or store your documents there, or indicate that you have written a directive and where it is stored.
Otherwise, you can entrust them to the doctor or the caregiver of their choice so that they can keep them in their medical or nursing archive; and/or give them to your trusted person, a relative or a loved one.
How will my wishes be read and saved?
If you can no longer express yourself, a doctor responsible for your medical care is forced to find out as soon as possible if you have written a directive, read it and respect your wathes.
There are two reasons why your wishes can initially be ignored.
First priorities. The first response and emergency doctors, for example, do not verify the directives before trying to save your life. Once you have been admitted to the hospital, your files will be reviewed and the directive will read and act.
And, if its directive “does not agree with the medical situation.” In this case, in which case the main doctor will consult with other doctors and their agreed Person of Confiance About the medical care steps to take.
What happens if the port is written one?
In all cases, your pain will be treated and calm. Their well -being and that of their loved ones will continue to be the priority. The law requires that doctors do not begin or continue treatments that consider unnecessary or disproportionate, or that have no other effect than to keep it artificial alive.
The doctor will consult his Person of Confiance If you have one, or your loved ones to discover your desires, and make decisions, as part of a team, with other doctors.
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