Restricting CPR to patients who provide informed consent will not permit physicians to unilaterally refuse requested CPR

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 82-83

  Pope, Thaddeus Mason ^a  

^a Widener University School of Law   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL FUTILITY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75149193370     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160903460996     Document Type: Article

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