You are tasked with transporting a critically injured patient from a rural hospital to a tertiary care center. During the transport, you discover that the patient has expressed a desire not to be resuscitated in the event of cardiac arrest, but the referring hospital did not provide any documentation of a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order. What should be your course of action?
Ask the patient's family for confirmation and proceed based on their input.
Refrain from resuscitation based on the patient's verbal statement.
Contact the referring hospital and wait for documentation before taking any action.
Proceed with resuscitation according to standard protocols.