DO NOT ATTEMPT RESUSCITATION

DO NOT ATTEMPT RESUSCITATION?

Furthermore, the decision to discontinue life-sustaining treat ment may go hand in hand with a decision not to attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation, in the event of cardiorespi ratory arrest. In England, it is settled law that bef ore finally making this ‘DNACPR’ decision, doctors must discuss it with 8 patients or their relatives. The reason for this insistence is that the patient may have personal circumstances, unbeknown to the surgeon, that might yet influence this final (and for the patient, portentous) decision. The only exclusion to this legal rule is where discussion of this matter with the patient may cause them not merely distress, but harm. The duty to consult a patient prior to deciding to withhold cardiopulmonary resus citation was subsequently extended to a duty to consult those befriending an incapacitated adult. DO NOT ATTEMPT RESUSCITATION?

Furthermore, the decision to discontinue life-sustaining treat ment may go hand in hand with a decision not to attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation, in the event of cardiorespi ratory arrest. In England, it is settled law that bef ore finally making this ‘DNACPR’ decision, doctors must discuss it with 8 patients or their relatives. The reason for this insistence is that the patient may have personal circumstances, unbeknown to the surgeon, that might yet influence this final (and for the patient, portentous) decision. The only exclusion to this legal rule is where discussion of this matter with the patient may cause them not merely distress, but harm. The duty to consult a patient prior to deciding to withhold cardiopulmonary resus citation was subsequently extended to a duty to consult those befriending an incapacitated adult. DO NOT ATTEMPT RESUSCITATION?

Furthermore, the decision to discontinue life-sustaining treat ment may go hand in hand with a decision not to attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation, in the event of cardiorespi ratory arrest. In England, it is settled law that bef ore finally making this ‘DNACPR’ decision, doctors must discuss it with 8 patients or their relatives. The reason for this insistence is that the patient may have personal circumstances, unbeknown to the surgeon, that might yet influence this final (and for the patient, portentous) decision. The only exclusion to this legal rule is where discussion of this matter with the patient may cause them not merely distress, but harm. The duty to consult a patient prior to deciding to withhold cardiopulmonary resus citation was subsequently extended to a duty to consult those befriending an incapacitated adult.