DNAR (Do Not Attempt Resuscitation) - Resuscitation Council (UK) on BBC The One Show

Professor Gavin Perkins from the Resuscitation Council (UK) talking about Do Not Attempt Resuscitation.
The show was broadcasted on The One Show on 19th September 2011.
To see a joint statement from the Resuscitation Council (UK), the British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing, visit our website: www.resus.org.uk/pages/dnar.htm

[@DrRussell]

Is it right to also have a frank discussion about how a DNACPR is sometimes misinterpreted as implying a lower ceiling of treatment, therefore explaining why some may have an adverse response to the suggestion, as happened with my late father? The negative connotations with the LCP are a symptom of an appropriate tool executed sub-optimally, and whilst a DNACPR may be an entirely appropriate choice, the manner in which it is executed is as important as the decision itself. I hope we can manage the staff implementation of DNACPRs better, in order to avoid the same mistakes made with the LCP.

[@becky2235]

Im a volunteer medic and DNRs was in my exam we were told we can not listen to tatoos only paperwork

[@honeycat535]

hmm, how about a person with profound disabiltiy who has neurological condition because of of their medical condition through life, who is a ward of the court? Then WHAT. DNR are a human response to suffering and irrational response to a body that can only fail. where is the Dignity in battering a body when comfort and support in end of Life is the Caring Approach.

[@RoamWrite]

totally agree

[@becky2235]

I agree

[@amyclarke41]

its up to the person not the dr