Resuscitation guidelines?

Are there any published resuscitation rules available on the net? In
particular, as a layman, I would like to know if resuscitation of a patient
such as described below would be considered appropriate.

The patient is 87 years old and is suffering from advanced terminal
oesophageal cancer. In the last three months she has suffered bilateral
pulmonary emboli along with chest and bladder infections which have all been
successfully treated. She also had a heart attack five weeks ago. She is
admitted to hospital with severely swollen feet and ankles due to heart
failure pending transfer the following day to a hospice. During the night
whilst being helped onto a bedpan she collapses.

Would, or should resuscitation be attempted as a matter of routine?

On 2006-08-20 10:32:35 +0100, ".Peter Crosland" <g6jns@yahoo.co.uk> said:

> Are there any published resuscitation rules available on the net? In
> particular, as a layman, I would like to know if resuscitation of a patient
> such as described below would be considered appropriate.

Have you seen http://www.resus.org.uk/pages/dnar.htm?

and many others, I searched for "resuscitation decision guideline"

> Would, or should resuscitation be attempted as a matter of routine?

I would expect it to have been discussed with the patient if no resus
had been deemed apropriate.

kt.
--
So I rang up a local building firm,
I said 'I want a skip outside my house.'
He said 'I'm not stopping you.'

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.Peter Crosland	Resuscitation guidelines? Are there any published resuscitation rules available on the net? In particular, as a layman, I would like to know if resuscitation of a patient such as described below would be considered appropriate. The patient is 87 years old and is suffering from advanced terminal oesophageal cancer. In the last three months she has suffered bilateral pulmonary emboli along with chest and bladder infections which have all been successfully treated. She also had a heart attack five weeks ago. She is admitted to hospital with severely swollen feet and ankles due to heart failure pending transfer the following day to a hospice. During the night whilst being helped onto a bedpan she collapses. Would, or should resuscitation be attempted as a matter of routine?

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X Kyle M Thompson	Re: Resuscitation guidelines? On 2006-08-20 10:32:35 +0100, ".Peter Crosland" <g6jns@yahoo.co.uk> said: > Are there any published resuscitation rules available on the net? In > particular, as a layman, I would like to know if resuscitation of a patient > such as described below would be considered appropriate. Have you seen http://www.resus.org.uk/pages/dnar.htm? and many others, I searched for "resuscitation decision guideline" > Would, or should resuscitation be attempted as a matter of routine? I would expect it to have been discussed with the patient if no resus had been deemed apropriate. kt. -- So I rang up a local building firm, I said 'I want a skip outside my house.' He said 'I'm not stopping you.'