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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I recently spoke with a ER doctor about my 75-year-old mother's wishes about resuscitation. He told me that across the entire population (so, old/young, healthy/unhealthy) the success rate for CPR is only 10-13%. It's also hugely traumatic to the body, particularly for an elderly person. This shocked me. Like another poster said, I think we have a misperception from tv/movies about how successful and tame some medical procedures are. This doctor suggested it would be more humane NOT to do the full code. Intellectually I agree, although it's a terrible decision to make. [/quote] So this is the common advice from medical professionals now. I don't doubt that it has risks but it seems that there is more to it than that. Perhaps the hospitals don't want to additional liability and potential for lawsuit if they injure a person during CPR?[/quote]
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