Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR)

This easy read uses some long words, but we will explain what they mean. 

CPR is a way to get a person’s heart beating if it stops. 

It means  Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but most people call it CPR 

DNACPR is an instruction not to use CPR this if a person’s heart stops.  

It means Do Not Attempt CPR. 

It is sometimes called DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) or DNAR (Do Not Attempt Resuscitation).