[MagnoliaB]

I am sick of hearing about this already. She was 87 for Pete’s sake. If you do cpr on someone that age I would think you would run a risk of breaking some ribs and then what? I heard her daughter didn't have a problem with them not doing anything so sounds like they had a dnr and does anyone know what health issues this woman had before we have to listen to endless discussions all over the news about this. Sheesh. My mother is 82 and in excellent health for her age but she declares she'll ‘whip my butt’ if she falls out and I put her through all kinds of medical stuff to ‘save her’.

[OKRA2012]

It seems there are some people that do not believe you or an 87 year old lady has the right to sign a DNR and that a $12.00 an hour low level government clerk functioning as a 911 operator should have the final say in the medical treatment you receive even if it is against your wishes.

[Hulka]

Well stated.

[Uncle Chip]

You are absolutely right. These CPR advocates are like religious zealots who think that CPR is the answer to everything.

The woman was still breathing on her own. That was enough to just leave her alone and wait for the EMTs and the oxygen.

I notice that she didn’t die at the nursing home, or even in the ambulance, but at the hospital.

I would be interested to know if the EMTs started CPR when they got there and continued it all the way to the hospital, or if they even did it at all but just gave her oxygen.

[forgotten man]

When my father was 86 his doctor warned me not to call 911. He said the paramedics would break his ribs and he would die in pain.