RESEARCH
"Family Presence During Invasive Procedures: Resuscitations in the Emergency Department A Critical Review and Suggestions for Further Research"
(2002) Annals of Emergency Medicine.
This survey describes how healthcare providers felt about families witnessing resuscitation. Nurses had significantly more positive attitudes toward family presence than did attending or resident physicians. Patients felt it was their right to have a family member present and that the option of family presence should be extended to them.
"Family Presence During Trauma Resuscitation: A Survey of AAST and ENA Members"
(2000) Journal of Trauma http://www.jtrauma.com
A survey conducted of the American Association of Surgery and Trauma (AAST) members and the ENA members regarding their beliefs on family presence.
"Family Witnessed Resuscitation in UK Emergency Departments: A Survey of Practice"
(2004) European Journal of Anaesthiology
This survey reports multiple benefits to allowing family members to stay with their loved one, including removing doubt about what was happening to the patient and sustaining the patient/family bonding during the experience.
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