15 Mar Watching CPR Helps Ease Family’s Grief
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Family members who witnessed a cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR attempt were less likely to experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder later on, a new study found.
The proportion of family members with PTSD three months after the CPR attempt was lower among those offered the opportunity to be present than for those who were not directly invited (27 percent versus 37 percent), Dr. Frederic Adnet of Hôpital Avicenne in Bobigny in France and colleagues reported in the March 14 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.