DNR order

DNR order

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Czech: DNR, nezahajovat resuscitaci An instruction that cardiopulmonary resuscitation will not be attempted in the event of cardiac arrest. Its scope is narrow and routinely overestimated: a DNR order concerns resuscitation only. Antibiotics, oxygen, fluids, analgesia and intensive care all continue where appropriate — though in practice a DNR entry is known to trigger unintended […]