A do-not-resuscitate order, also known as Do Not Attempt Resuscitation, Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, no code or allow natural death, is a legal order, written or oral depending on country, indicating that a person should not receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation if that person's heart stops beating.

What exactly does DNR mean?

To use the sharing features on this page, please enable JavaScript. A do-not-resuscitate order, or DNR order, is a medical order written by a doctor. It instructs health care providers not to do cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if a patient's breathing stops or if the patient's heart stops beating.

What does Team DNR mean?

DNR stands for “Do Not Resuscitate” and is an order given to an individual's medical team letting them know that the patient would rather die naturally than have CPR or other resuscitation methods attempted.