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How about: "I reserve the right to have my life terminated if I come out of a procedure with no brain activity"? Edit: From the older discussion on HN: "Assumi
by digitalengineer 12y ago
How about: "I reserve the right to have my life terminated if I come out of a procedure with no brain activity"?
Edit: From the older discussion on HN: "Assuming they (patients) have been getting 'good' CPR for the 10-15 minutes the ER team spent attempting to resuscitate them, there is still a good chance that their brain was not being perfused."
- gonzo 12y agoCPR is nearly worthless, but not always.
- Retric 12y agoA 2+% chance to either save a life or reduce the chances of brain damage is worth ~20 minutes. And that's for a full recovery the odds of a partial recovery can be as high as 50%. http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/10/health/cpr-lifesaving-stats/ http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/10/health/cpr-lifesaving-stats/ With current thinking you don't even need to do mouth to mouth disease transmission is a vary low risk.
- mikeash 12y agoThat's just a living will. Anything done after the procedure can be more deliberate. You only need the shortcut of a checkbox on your ID for things that need to be figured out right away.