I want a dnr order but wondering if anyone has hear of or been a party to it going bad ... particually concerned about partial brain damage or such not resulting in death ... long term coma , ect ...

in ky it is .. "I understand that DNR means that if my heart
stops beating or if I stop breathing, no medical procedure to restart breathing or heart function , more specifically the insertion of a tube into the lungs, or electrical shocking of the heart or cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) will be started by emergency medical services (EMS) personnel." ...

This " EMS DNR Order applies only to resuscitation attempts by health care providers in the prehospital setting(i.e., certified
EMT-First Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians, and Paramedics) — in patients' homes, in a long-term care facility,
during transport to or from a health care facility, or in other locations outside acute care hospitals."


it does not apply if you are already in a hospital ...

sounds pretty final ... just asking ... usually if it can go wrong it does ...