Does witnessed cardiopulmonary resuscitation alter perceived stress in accident and emergency staff?

Good and Bad Experiences of Family Presence During Acute Care and Resuscitation. What Makes the Difference?

“…Only one study, an aborted pilot study, had a prospective randomised design with a control group [12], while one study compared staff experiences of FP and non-FP [21]. Only five studies dealt with patients, family members and/or staff experiences of FP [11,12,14,15,21]. Seven of the studies concerned family members' and/or staff's attitudes to and opinions of FP [13,[16][17][18][19][20]22].…”

Part 14: Pediatric Advanced Life Support

“…474,478,479 Family presence during resuscitation, in general, is not disruptive, 464,472,475,476,480,481 and does not create stress among staff or negatively affect their performance. 462,464,480,482 If the presence of family members creates undue staff stress or is considered detrimental to the resuscitation, 483 then family members should be respectfully asked to leave (Class IIa, LOE C). Members of the resuscitation team must be sensitive to the presence of family members, and one person should be assigned to remain with the family to comfort, answer questions, and support the family.…”

European Cardiovascular Nurses' Experiences of and Attitudes Towards Having Family Members Present in the Resuscitation Room

“…This, as well as fear of family members disrupting the procedure [15,17,26], risked increasing stress levels for the team [15][16][17][18], with negative consequences for their performance and risked legal implications [16], have previously been reported. However, these concerns have not been confirmed when FP has been implemented [2][3][4]. Further, concerns about patient integrity and fearing that team talking could upset family members presence is not borne out by patients or family members [2,3,[7][8][9].…”