CPR decision making: why Winspear needs to be challenged?
This is a personal view about the recent high court decision around cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This opinion identifies that the judge failed to recognise the statutory role given to clinicians in identifying when a treatment is life sustaining. In failing to recognise the role of the clinician, the ruling in Winspear risks the likelihood of inappropriate CPR attempts.
Rosemarie
R
Anthony-Pillai
D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010820:Physicians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016414:Resuscitation Orders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
Capacity; Decision-making; End-of-life; Ethics; Legal Aspects