Some people with poor health want to have the choice to not pursue some treatments in an emergency. You may want to make decisions about whether you would want to have life-sustaining treatments, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, started by emergency responders and be taken to a hospital or intensive care unit. If you have poor health from one or more chronic or serious medical conditions, it is important to talk to your health care provider about the risks you face if you were to have a medical emergency. Want or do not want in the case of a medical emergency. Medical orders, indicating what types of life-sustaining treatment you (POLST) to represent your wishes for future care as clear and specific Provider can use the Portable Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment If you are seriously ill or in very poor health, your health care
