Court Case Over DNR Tattoo Dispute

Your last name correctly because I don't want to be disrespectful. Yes, Serrano.

Okay, Serrano. Okay, sir I

show us here that you are suing the defendant for

40 000 in medical bills plus an additional 25 000 in pain and suffering.

That's correct judge.

Okay, you might tell him the

court what happened? Yes So I was involved in a hit and run On my motorcycle.

Okay So I lost consciousness,

I believe I flatlined and then the EMT Malcolm showed up on site and

Decided to perform CPR now.

I do have a DNR Tatted on my chest.

Mm hmm, which Malcolm the EMT completely disregarded Okay,

I'm curious if you flat if you flatline,

how did you know that that this journalist and when they brought you back?

How did you know when I woke up? I saw his face and oh, so you walk up on scene.

Yes Okay, so when I woke up, I was still a little

wobbly before he took me to the hospital, but I saw his face I remember his face

Even on the on the paperwork.

He was the one father paperwork saying that he resuscitated me.

Okay, so I Had the DNR in place on my chest For for the reason that did not want to

be brought back to life if anything was to happen to me Okay, you have I'm

gonna make sure I'm hearing this correctly. You have DNR on your chest.

Yes On your chest do not resuscitate

So Malcolm here, which means I did not resuscitate.

Yes, and he resuscitated me without my

consent and that's why we're here Well, okay.

Um Malcolm can you tell you tell me mr. Hunter what happened? Please sir.

Well, your honor As you know, I am a first responder EMT for mango Park Hospital.

And so Obviously,

I got the call that Alex had gone into a devastating car accident so I didn't think

much of it other than did you do my job and

my job is to save lives save people and

He was unconscious.

Obviously, he did so on his chest that says DNT

DNR DNR, I apologize. So you did see the tattoo?

I did see the tattoo, but I didn't think much of it my like I said before my job

is to save lives and so

I I Didn't make anything of the tattoo before that All I know that at the tattoo

could have been something for a gang or a motorcycle gang What what what what

happened as far as the resuscitation part? Did you?

Did you have to use a defibrillator? Did you do CPR? Yeah. No.

No, I mean I did CPR you use actually this defibrillator and CPR Oh,

and you became conscious,

but I mean that's that's my job. That's a part of what I do.

Mr Mr. Serrano, how big is the tattoo?

Runs across my chest

Is it like this big

Okay. All right.

Um, and it just says DNR Yes in capital letters capital

as DNR and you said that you didn't know what DNR meant.

No, sir, Jeff Let me ask you a question.

You used to be a police officer if you see DNR tattooed on a person What do

you assume that's gonna be could be gang?

Could be anything

Usually I believe DNR is made like a actual

paper To be presented some type of evidence. Mr. Serrano. Here's the thing.

I Don't know if you're aware of this or not, but I'm still affiliated with

the mango Park

Police Department I still work as a police officer with that department.

And if I saw DNR, I would not know what DNR is

We have three people put in this room who would not know what

DNR is DNR could be anything It could be the initials of

your children. It could be the initials of your wife or girlfriend.

It could be your parents It could be anything

it does not it does is nothing that

Stipulates that it means do not resuscitate Even if

you had do not resuscitate written on your chest and a tattoo that still does

not grant the authority of this gentleman on

Reneging on his responsibility as an EMT

if you want to do not resuscitate to be Honored you have to go to court for that.

There has to be a court order There has to be a form that says that here if

something happens to this gentleman medically and in

your case where you were unconscious

and flatlining Here's the order do not resuscitate

That has to be given by the court.

It can't be given by your local tattoo artist Yeah,

but the process just takes too long and the reason I needed to put it on my chest

was because I just recently Bought the motorcycle and I did say if

anything was to happen to me and I had to cross over to the side then

Let that happen. So who gives him the right to bring me back from that?

Ah, I was perfectly fine crossing over but instead he brought me back and now I

have a 40 000 medical bill I need physical therapy and I can't even work my job.

So basically he

brought me back to a life where it's a lot more difficult

Sir but but here's the thing.

Here's the thing and I need you to understand