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I sat down one Thursday evening to enjoy my favorite medical show on television — actually, the only one I watch, since I am immersed in medical activities every day at work. My heart sank as I watched an all-too-familiar scene in County General's emergency department. A young patient with a gunshot wound, wheeled into the trauma room, was undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation. His distraught mother entered the room, only to be banished by Dr. Kerry Weaver, who pointed at her and yelled, "Get her out of here!" The patient's mother was hustled out of the room and was not seen . . . [Full Text of this Article]

The Family's Perspective

Reasons Why Families Do Not Witness Resuscitation

Interference by Family Members

Stress in Physicians and Nurses

Medicolegal Conflicts

Changing Attitudes and Practices

Address reprint requests to Dr. Tsai at the Department of Pediatrics, Watkins 3, Kingston General Hospital, 76 Stuart St., Kingston, ON K7L 2V7, Canada, or at tsaie@kgh.kari.net.

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Should Family Members Be Present during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation?
Axelsen P. H., Skillings J. E., Manista A. P., Marien D. M., Tsai E.
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N Engl J Med 2002; 347:450-452, Aug 8, 2002. Correspondence

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