I'm from the US. I've definitely heard US EMTs talk about ignoring DNRs. I think that's pretty unethical. I was taught in the US to check for a medical ID tag.

I'm from the US. I've definitely heard US EMTs talk about ignoring DNRs. I think that's pretty unethical. I was taught in the US to check for a medical ID tag. You've already covered the locations for one bracelet and a necklace during your pulse check. You'll want to know if your patient, for example, caries an EpiPen for a serious allergy. DNRs are underutilized in the US. As this article points out CPR might not be worth it even if you aren't in hospice care. A DNR would invalidate implied consent so technically doing CPR after seing a DNR tag would be assault.