{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2221.08","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-2221.08","heading":"Comfort care.","body":"Regardless of the treatment orders on the MOST Form, EMS personnel and other health care professionals may provide the following interventions, as needed, to a patient for comfort or to alleviate pain:\n\n(a)\n(1)\nClear the airway, without the use of artificial ventilation, esophageal obturator airway, or endotracheal intubation;\n(2)\nAdminister suction;\n(3)\nProvide oxygen, without the use of artificial ventilation, esophageal obturator airway, or endotracheal intubation;\n(4)\nProvide pain medication;\n(5)\nControl bleeding; or\n(6)\nMake any other necessary adjustments.","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 22. Health-Care Decisions.","Subchapter II. MOST Form."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-2221.08","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"eae0fd7227205fa079b78f45725c062df8e6902ad2fc7aea1ed86c9f020cb4de","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2221.07","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2221.09"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}