If a patient is DOA, can the EMTs pronounce them as dead?

Question

EMTs are not allowed to declare a person as dead except in cases of decapitation or where rigor mortis is already present. Otherwise, they are required to continue offering lifesaving procedures until paramedics or a medical examiner arrives.

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Answer 1

Not until a doctor pronounces death.

If a patient is DOA, can the EMTs pronounce them as dead?

Answer Not until a doctor pronounces death.

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