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DNA CPR Decisions 19th March 2014 Dr Ruth Caulkin Palliative Medicine StR BMA/ Resuscitation Council/RCN guidance “The decision to use any treatment should be based on the balance of burdens, risks and benefits to the individual receiving the treatment, and that principle applies as much to CPR as to any other treatment.” Treatment is justified only if there is expected benefit to the patient, i.e. we must justify attempting CPR, as opposed to justifying not attempting it. Who makes the decision? “ The overall clinical responsibility for decisions about CPR, including DNAR decisions, r