The code status video, produced by experts in palliative medicine and end of life care, has been evaluated in a variety of healthcare settings to allow patients to make more informed decisions based on realistic information about resuscitation status. This video could be used as a supplement for clinical discussions and decision making. It is not meant to replace a careful, individualized discussion by the clinician with patients and their families, but appears to be a helpful tool to help educate patients in order for them to be better informed to make complicated decisions about their code status. The Emergency Department is an ideal setting to evaluate the video because they could improve patient understanding in an environment with inherently limited face-to-face provider time.