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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

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Summary Transcript Summary In 1983, a 25 year old Nancy Cruzan was thrown from her car while driving home in Missouri, landing in a water filled ditch. She was resuscitated by EMS, but did not regain higher brain function, and was eventually diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state. And that helps us get to the decision.

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