This is a well done video about CPR and can help patients make advance planning decsions.  The video does a good job introducing this complex subject and might help stuimulate a conversation between patients & their physicians . Many of my pateints choose a DNR (Do Not Recussitae) status because they believe that this will prevent the use of indefinite duration of life support if their medical circumstances are futile. These decisions are about whethtr tyo start these efforts not about when to stop them.

Most physicians and hospitals have a policy to NOT offer immediate, potentuially life saving angioplasty in the setting of a heart attack to patietns who have chosen to be DNR.  See my blog http://www.theheart.org/columns/private-practice/treating-the-acute-mi-patient-with-stemi-and-labeled-dnr.do