Guys,
We don't tend to have that many accidents at work, but I called in on work this morning and a few of the Line guys have got these tattoo's(sp?), saying DNR.
Now, as far as I know this means Do Not Resuscitate.
This is really worrying considering that if any of these guys do have an accident at work and do require CPR or the like, we have to under law, we train in Pole-Top Rescue's once per 6 months.
I was talking to my wife about this (an Ambulance Officer of 12 years) and she said a tattoo like that means nothing under current Health and Safety Law.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm not Pro-Life or Anti-Life or what-ever.
Please don't turn this into a political thing.
The guys that did go out and get these tats obviously know what they are getting into.
Our type of work is known for horrendous burns if something really goes wrong, which can send you into cardiac arrest, but to say to all around you that I don't want to be revived seems very foreign.
This DNR thing used to be reserved for cancer patients I think, but this is taking it too far.
I'm all for tattoo's just not that particular one.
What is your take on this?.
{BTW to any Moderator that thinks that this thread should be pulled, please do so}
