A do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order is an instruction, issued for a specific person, by a physician providing treatment for that person; the instruction advises that the person has indicated that he or she does not want cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the event that his or her heart stops beating or he or she stops breathing. A DNR order in a person's clinical record instructs agency or facility staff, emergency medical services personnel (including ambulance personnel), hospital staff and physicians not to initiate CPR.
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