Do Not Resuscitate...

[mushroom25]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34938832

should hospitals have the discretion to play god?

[RATTER15]

No, certainly not! The family and clinicians should be a part of such a decision, and certainly not just because of a learning disability!

[RATTER15]

These days it is a DNAR (Do not attempt resuscitation)

[ChillDoubt]

should hospitals have the discretion to play god?
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Based on clinical decisions they already do. That said, mistakes have obviously been made in this case.

[Old_Geezer]

Was about to say the same thing Chill.

For sure the patient or if they are not able to make the decision the family should be involved though. It should be a rare case that it is decided on by the hospital staff alone.

[Peter Pedant]

er they dont play God

is the short answer - resuscitation on the general ward has a horrific outcome

http://www.ncepod.org.uk/2012report1/downloads/CAP_summary.pdf

less than 20% walk out - and I would put that at those patients fainted and didnt have a cardiac arrest
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as a relapsed cancer patient with one ITU admission for chest disease I would not be surprised if someone said of my final admission- when he dies he stays dead, dont jump on his chest
my own goal is to die at home of course

[Old_Geezer]

They delay the death of someone who would have died soon without them. Does that not constitute playing God ?

[Gromit]

For a moment, I thought not another Jeremy Corbyn thread :-)

[youngmafbog]

They are not God, although some seem to expect them to be so.

Should they make difficult decisions - yes they should.