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Originally Posted by smudgie
As far as I am aware, the patient or their family has to agree to it.
We were asked when the m.i.l. Went into a home.
Was asked when my dad was taken into hospital a few weeks before he died, I also had to inform the home he was in.
When he did die, one of the care staff tried to resuss him.
The doctor who certified him dead, myself and the care worker had to have a meeting. I was asked if I wanted it to be taken further as she had gone against the DNR order. Needless to say I just asked to let it go.
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what an insane situation. a person can be sued for trying to save a persons life, but a person who refuses to try and save a persons life is not sued and is in fact in a far safer legal position. (though morally if its against the wises of the dead patient and family the person appears totally immoral)