The 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 da

The 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.