title: An ethical analysis of the use of 'futility' in the 1992 American Heart Association Guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiac care.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Jecker
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Schneiderman
mesh_terms: D000572:American Heart Association; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000592:standards*; D032921:Consensus; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000592:standards*; D036262:Empirical Research; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012945:Social Values; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment