A POLST form is a legal document for people with an advanced progressive or terminal illnesses and specifies the type of care a person would like in an emergency medical situation. A POLST (Physicians Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment) is basically a more detailed and specific DNR (Do Not Resuscitate Orders).
Scottish Meaning: The name Gavin is a Scottish baby name. In Scottish the meaning of the name Gavin is: A Scottish derivative of the Old German name Gawin, meaning 'district of land'. Also aScottish name Gawain, meaning little hawk or white hawk.
1 The Gaelic form of the personal name is Alasdair, which has given rise to a number of Scottish and Irish patronymic surnames, for example McAllister. 2  Alexander is a common forename in Scotland, often representing an Anglicized form of the Gaelic name. Alexander is a common forename in Scotland, often representing an Anglicized form of the Gaelic name. 2  In North America the form Alexander has absorbed many cases of cognate names from other languages, for example Spanish Alejandro, Italian Alessandro, Greek Alexandropoulos, Russian Aleksandr, etc.