We are all signed up for CPR unless we indicate otherwise. I think we all wish for a peaceful end, much like that of President George H. W. Bush – with caring family and friends at our bedside. The alternative is to have Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and be rushed off to the hospital. It’s a decision we all need to make and one that should be clear on the POLST form stored on the inside of our kitchen sink cabinet.
Please click here for a thoughtful cartoon essay about CPR from a physician who feels that CPR may be a technological last rite that many with advancing age and illness would like to avoid.
