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For curiosity's sake, if you're comfortable telling me, why would you not want to be resuscitated?
by creep 9y ago
For curiosity's sake, if you're comfortable telling me, why would you not want to be resuscitated?
- AdamJacobMuller 9y agoDepending on the type and level of resuscitation there is a very small chance of returning to 100% normal function and a significant chance of spending the last days/weeks/months of your life in a hospital.
- Simon_says 9y agoThe people who go to the trouble to get a DNR usually have pretty poor quality of life. Given the trauma of a resuscitation with broken ribs, possible brain damage from a minute or two without oxygen, they think that their quality of life might be even lower post-resuscitation, and frequently they're not even buying that much additional time. They might think that dying with some dignity and less pain is better than holding on for a couple more miserable days.