Lawmakers to clarify rules on when someone can be resuscitated

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lawmakers will again attempt to clarify state rules around “do not resuscitate” orders–the policies doctors use to decide whether to attempt CPR or another life-saving maneuver when someone is going die.
Because force is needed to resuscitate someone on the brink of death through CPR, sometimes a large amount of physical harm can be inflicted. If a patient does not want to be resuscitated, they get a do not resuscitate (DNR). DNRs are only applicable to pa