When the physician not to initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation? (Legal considerations, albeit in the context of medicine and ethics)

Abstract

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation as a basic technique for the restoration of vital functions. Reflections seeks to explain the existence of legitimate reasons not to initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation in accordance with applicable law.

Keywords

• When
• the
• physician
• not
• initiate
• cardiopulmonary
• resuscitation?
• (Legal
• considerations
• albeit
• the
• context
• medicine
• and
• ethics)