• J Law Med · Oct 2008

    Not-for-resuscitation orders: the medical, legal and ethical rationale behind letting patients die.

    • Richard Cavell.
    • Department of Rural Health, University of Melbourne. richardcavell@mail.com
    • J Law Med. 2008 Oct 1;16(2):305-34.

    AbstractA doctor who is treating a patient in an Australian hospital may make a pre-emptive decision not to attempt to resuscitate that patient in the event of the patient's sudden demise. This decision is commonly referred to as a not-for-resuscitation (NFR) order. This article examines what resuscitation is, and what it means to withhold attempts at resuscitation from a patient. The medical, legal and ethical doctrines relating to death and dying are synthesised into a set of robust guidelines for making NFR decisions.

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