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Should Families Watch CPR in the Emergency Department?

By Catherine A. Marco, MD, John Jesus, MD, Elizabeth Phillips, MD, MA, and Gregory Luke Larkin, MD, MSPH | on June 15, 2015 | 2 Comments
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2 Responses to “Should Families Watch CPR in the Emergency Department?”

  1. June 23, 2015

    Mark Reply

    Interesting article but not really applicable to ems. We dont get to choose where the resuscitation wffort happens. Could be in a mall, lounge, bedroom or anywhere really. We dont have a spare chaperone handy. Whether telatives whitness the resus is often left up to them. Some do and some choose not to

  2. July 12, 2015

    Ken Milne Reply

    Covered this issue on the Skeptics’ Guide to Emergency Medicine Episode#59 Can I Get A Witness http://thesgem.com/2014/01/sgem59-can-i-get-a-witness-family-members-present-during-cpr/

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