Editing Cardiac arrest (section)

===Do not resuscitate===
Some people choose to avoid aggressive measures at the end of life. A [[do not resuscitate]] order (DNR) in the form of an [[advance health care directive]] makes it clear that in the event of cardiac arrest, the person does not wish to receive [[cardiopulmonary resuscitation]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Loertscher L, Reed DA, Bannon MP, Mueller PS | title = Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and do-not-resuscitate orders: a guide for clinicians | journal = The American Journal of Medicine | volume = 123 | issue = 1 | pages = 4–9 | date = January 2010 | pmid = 20102982 | doi = 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.05.029 }}</ref> Other directives may be made to stipulate the desire for [[intubation]] in the event of [[respiratory failure]] or, if comfort measures are all that are desired, by stipulating that healthcare providers should "allow natural death".<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Knox C, Vereb JA | title = Allow natural death: a more humane approach to discussing end-of-life directives | journal = Journal of Emergency Nursing | volume = 31 | issue = 6 | pages = 560–561 | date = December 2005 | pmid = 16308044 | doi = 10.1016/j.jen.2005.06.020 }}</ref>