Advance health care planning.

The article discusses the importance of planning for end-of-life medical care when one is unable to make decisions for one's self. Topics include having a set of legal instructions known as advance directives, designating health care power of attorney to a trusted person for a living will, and issues to be considered such as resuscitation including do not resuscitate (DNR) or do not intubate (DNI) orders, and donating one's body for scientific study. Links to advanced directive forms are given.