{"ref":"GA-HC-SAF-02","title":"Medical Emergencies and Death in the Home","category":"Service delivery","summary":"Tells staff exactly what to do in a medical emergency in a client's home: call 911, give first aid and CPR within their training, honor a valid order not to resuscitate under Georgia law, call the office, and stay with the client. Also sets out what to do when a client is found dead or dies during a visit, and the reporting and records that follow.","inShort":["In an emergency, call 911 first, follow the dispatcher's instructions, then call the office.","Know before your first visit whether the client has a do-not-resuscitate order and where it is kept.","If there is a valid DNR order, do not start CPR; show the order to the EMTs. If you are not sure, start CPR.","You may not pronounce death. If a client has died, call 911, or the hospice if the client is in hospice care.","Stay with the client, do not move anything, and write down what happened and who you called."],"primaryCitation":"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.09(6)(a)3","citations":["Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.09(6)(a)3","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.09(5)(c)1(iv)(III)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.09(5)(d)2(ii)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.09(4)(d)","O.C.G.A. §31-39-2","O.C.G.A. §31-39-4","O.C.G.A. §31-39-7"],"federalCitations":[],"surveyorAsks":["What does a caregiver do if a client becomes unresponsive during a visit?","How would your staff know whether a client has a do-not-resuscitate order?"],"forms":[],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-65-.09(6)(a)3)","5. Knowing the Client's Wishes Before an Emergency","6. Responding to a Medical Emergency","7. Common Emergencies","8. Death in the Home","9. After the Emergency","10. Responsibilities","11. Records and Compliance Monitoring","12. Staff Training","13. References","14. Related Policies and Forms","15. Approval","16. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"ga-phc","state":"Georgia","service":"Home care","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-care-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies does a home care agency need?"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}