Ethics of resuscitation

C C Hook; K A Koch

doi:10.1016/s0749-0704(05)70220-7

Ethics of resuscitation

Crit Care Clin. 1996 Jan;12(1):135-48. doi: 10.1016/s0749-0704(05)70220-7.

Authors

C C Hook¹, K A Koch

Affiliation

¹ Division of Hematology and Internal Medicine, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

PMID: 8821015
DOI: 10.1016/s0749-0704(05)70220-7

Abstract

The universal presumption of consent for cardiopulmonary resuscitation creates several practical and ethical dilemmas and should be challenged. Ethically based decision making demands a reality-based dialogue about resuscitation with patients and the community at large.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Beneficence
Disclosure
Emergency Medical Services / standards
Ethics, Medical*
Humans
Informed Consent*
Personal Autonomy
Professional-Patient Relations
Resource Allocation
Resuscitation Orders
Resuscitation* / education
Resuscitation* / standards
United States
Withholding Treatment