Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation model patient information leaflet
To help the process of informing patients about what CPR is, and how decisions about it are made, the BMA has written a model information leaflet for patients. It addresses the questions patients ask, or might want to ask, about how resuscitation decisions are made.
A joint statement from the British Medical Association, the Resuscitation Council (UK) and the Royal College of Nursing revising their 2001 guidance on legal and ethical standards for planning patient care and decision making in relation to cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Decisions relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation 2007