What is ECMO?
ECMO, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, is a therapy where a patient’s blood cycles through a heart-lung machine that adds oxygen to the blood and pumps it back through the body. It is sometimes also called ECLS, or extracorporeal life support.
Patients who need ECMO have life-threatening illnesses that prevents the heart and/or lungs from working as they should. ECMO temporarily takes over the some of the work of the heart and lungs to give the patient time for those vital organs to heal.
Creating your COVID-19 SOS Directive
If you decide you want a COVID-19 SOS Directive, you need to:
Fill out the form and have it signed and dated by you and your witnesses.
Tell your loved ones and doctors that you have an SOS Directive.