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Title: | Withdrawing, Withholding and Refusing Emergency Resuscitation | Contributor(s): | Eburn, Michael E (author) | Publication Date: | 1994 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/3623 | Abstract: | Following the advice of the State Crown Solicitor of New South Wales, issued in 1990, there has been doubt regarding the legality of "not-for-resuscitation" orders and the circumstances under which such orders may be made. Recent cases in England and New Zealand have considered the issue of the withdrawal of life-support treatment and it is suggested that the principles discussed in that context may have ramifications for Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) decisions. In this article, those decisions are considered, along with various pieces of Australian legislation, in order to draw a conclusion as to when No-CPR orders are justified, and in what circumstances CPR may be lawfully withheld, withdrawn or refused. Proposals are advanced for law reform in order to give proper effect to the conclusions drawn. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Journal of Law and Medicine, v.2, p. 131-146 | Publisher: | Lawbook Co | Place of Publication: | Australia | ISSN: | 1320-159X | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 180199 Law not elsewhere classified 180110 Criminal Law and Procedure 180126 Tort Law |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 940499 Justice and the Law not elsewhere classified | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | Publisher/associated links: | http://www.thomsonreuters.com.au/catalogue/productdetails.asp?id=965 |
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