A patient with a terminal disease is unresponsive, not breathing, and without a pulse. The family states that the patient has a "Do Not Resuscitate" (DNR) order signed by her medical doctor, but they cannot find the current one. All they can find is a previous DNR that expired 8 months ago. The EMT should:
A) Wait for family to locate the DNR
B) Pronounce the patient deceased
C) Have the family sign a refusal of care form
D) Start cardiopulmonary resuscitation
D) Start cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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