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Do Not Resuscitate Order
Trauma Section
- DEPCS.TraumaNCompl@FLhealth.gov
- 850-245-4440
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Mailing Address
Florida Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A-22
Tallahassee, FL 32399
A do not resuscitate order (DNRO) is a form or patient identification device developed by the Department of Health to identify people who do not wish to be resuscitated in the event of respiratory or cardiac arrest.
A copy of the form can be obtained by downloading the form from this site (on yellow paper only).
Do Not Resuscitate Order—DH Form 1896
Important! In order to be legally valid this form MUST be printed on yellow paper prior to being completed. EMS and medical personnel are only required to honor the form if it is printed on yellow paper.
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For more information:
Florida Department of Health
Division of Emergency Preparedness and Community Support
Trauma Section
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A-22
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1738
850-245-4440
Fax: 850-488-2512
DEPCS.TraumaNCompl@FLhealth.gov
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