Unconscious patient's tattoo causes ethics dilemma
Florida-based doctors reported the case of an unconscious patient with a "Do Not Resuscitate" tattoo, where they faced a dilemma to treat the 70-year-old or allow natural death. Initially, doctors decided not to honour the tattoo as they couldn't be certain if it represented his actual wish. However, they followed the ethics consultants' advice to treat it as "authentic preference".