Medical Decisions
What a DNR Actually Commits You To
A do-not-resuscitate order covers one moment and one intervention. It is narrower than most people think, and it does not say what happens before that moment arrives.
What you are actually being asked, what saying yes commits you to, and what happens if you never answer.
Medical Decisions
A do-not-resuscitate order covers one moment and one intervention. It is narrower than most people think, and it does not say what happens before that moment arrives.