molst
molst — 名詞
1. A legal medical document signed by a doctor or other qualified provider, specify
維生醫囑
註明重症病人維生醫療選擇的正式醫囑
A legal medical document signed by a doctor or other qualified provider, specifying which life-sustaining treatments someone facing a serious, long-term illness wishes to accept or refuse.
Mrs. Chen signed a MOLST to decline life support if her heart stopped beating.
Chen 太太簽署了一份維生醫療醫囑，同意心臟停止時不施行急救。
MOLST + decline life-sustaining treatment
Baraka reviewed his father's MOLST with the nursing home doctor before the heart surgery.
Baraka 在心臟手術前與安養院的醫師一同檢視了父親的維生醫療醫囑。
review / update a MOLST with a doctor
When Jisoo's lung condition grew worse, the hospice nurse helped her update the MOLST.
Jisoo 的肺部疾病惡化時，安寧療護護理師協助她更新了維生醫療醫囑。
At the ER, paramedics found Nora's MOLST in the system and followed her do-not-resuscitate wishes.
在急診室，救護人員在系統中找到 Nora 的維生醫囑，遵照她不急救的意願。
Dr. Okafor discussed the options with Shanti's family, then signed the MOLST to match her wishes.
Okafor 醫師與 Shanti 的家人討論各項選擇後簽署了維生醫囑，以符合她的意願。
- POLST
The broader national paradigm; MOLST is the version used primarily in New York State.
- medical order for life-sustaining treatment
The full phrase that MOLST abbreviates; used in formal writing.
用法筆記
Most common in U.S. healthcare settings. Unlike a living will, a MOLST is a direct medical order signed by a physician or nurse practitioner and is immediately actionable by emergency personnel.