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DNR-guidebook for patients and families DNR-guidebook for patients and families Deciding about CPR: Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) Orders A Guide for Patients and Families Courtesy of NYS Department of Health WHAT DO CPR AND DNR ORDERS MEAN ? CPR - cardiopulmonary resuscitation - refers to the medical procedures used to restart a patient's heart and breathing when the patient suffers heart failure. CPR may involve simple efforts such as mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and external chest compression. Advanced CPR may involve electric shock, insertion of a tube to open the patient's airway, injection of medication into the heart and in extreme cases, open chest heart massage. A do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order tells medical professionals not to perform CPR. This means that doctors, nurses and emergency medical personnel will not attempt emergency CPR if the patient's breathing or heartbeat stops. DNR orders may be written for patients in a hospital or nursing home, or for patients at home. Hospital DNR orders tell the medical staff not to revive the patient if cardiac arrest occurs. Full Article: http://wings.buffalo.edu/faculty/research/bioethics/dnr-p.html


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