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Family presence during CPR was associated with positive results on psychological variables and did not interfere with medical efforts, increase stress in the health care team, or result in medicolegal conflicts. (Funded by Programme Hospitalier de Recherche Clinique 2008 of the French Ministry of Health; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01009606.).

At 1 year after the event, psychological benefits persist for those family members offered the possibility to witness the CPR of a relative in cardiac arrest.

A significant incidence of ADRs leading to hospital admissions was found among elderly people. Our study showed that there is a need to increase the availability of information for the general public concerning potential ADRs due to self-medication and for prescribers concerning ADRs due to drug-drug interactions and polypharmacy.

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