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- Title
Do not attempt resuscitation orders, ethics and the Mental Capacity Act.
- Authors
Thomas, Ruth H.; Schuster-Bruce, Martin
- Abstract
'Do not attempt resuscitation' orders are common in hospital medicine practice. With reference to the guidance issued by the General Medical Council, this article offers a framework that will be useful when making these sometimes difficult decisions.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; BENEVOLENCE; CARDIAC arrest; DECISION making; PATIENTS; LEGAL status of patients; RESUSCITATION; TIME; ADVANCE directives (Medical care); PATIENTS' rights; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
- Publication
British Journal of Hospital Medicine (17508460), 2011, Vol 72, Issue 5, p259
- ISSN
1750-8460
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/hmed.2011.72.5.259