Is it right to say "Do Not Resusitate"?

[skycar]

I think it is right, because if the person is in great pain, would you like to be in pain? If you knew you were going to die and you were terminally ill would you like your family to say "Do not Resuscitate"?​

It would be the most difficult thing for me, but considering I've already been through it and I've had to see someone die in pain, yes die naturally but die in pain, it's so painful for us as well I would've rather tell the doctors to turn off my nan's life support and let her die peacefully :'(.

But it's just natural and it's life...

What do you think? Speak out here!

 

[DrLeftover]

Yes.

I have been with a couple of people who have made that decision knowing the end was close. No, I don't want to talk about it.

There is a point in life where life itself can be torture and the decision to finally accept the inevitable end is made because if the person is "brought back" there is no reasonable hope that it will be to a cure, beyond a miracle, but instead, to more of the same.

Of course there are those that will cling to every breath and demand every possible second of life, regardless of their condition. Many of them will come to realize that there is a point where they have to accept the reality of their mortality. And then in many cases, it is the family that can't "let go". But in the end, even advanced life support can only do so much.

The people associated with various Hospice organizations can help with the counseling and the legal side of a "DNR" sign above the patient's bed.

I am most familiar with this one:
http://www.delawarehospice.org/

 

[Jazzy]

Yes.

My dad who had terminal cancer had DNR Comfort Care orders (DNRCC) which are:
State-approved DNR Comfort Care orders are designed to prevent health care professionals and emergency workers from performing CPR, whether you are inside or outside a health care facility. However, health care providers will be required to provide you with comfort care, even if CPR is withheld. Comfort care is any action taken to promote patient comfort, such as administering pain medication or offering emotional support. State-approved DNR Comfort Care orders cannot be cancelled by a family member without your consent, and are considered "portable" because they remain in effect as you travel to and from a hospital or other health care facility.

In addition to a sign above his bed, he wore a purple DNRCC wristband. The wristband is very important in case he wasn't in the hospital at the time he coded. All emergency personnel are trained to look for a DNRCC wristband before starting CPR.

It was his decision to get the DNRCC and I respected his decision.

 

[Sinon]

From the OP's statement, it seems like they think DNR is something the family does, whereas in reality it's usually the person suffering who signs up (or however it's done). I wouldn't call it right, nor would I call it wrong. It's a decision none of us have the right to argue against. So archaic moral arguments like "is it right" are pointless.

 

[DrLeftover]

It is up to the individual, the family, and their medical staff.

Nobody else, including the Government, can, or at least should, decide for them.