Performing CPR does not guarantee you will survive

The majority of respondents cited television as their main source of information about CPR. — TNS

Patients and the general public appear to significantly overestimate the success of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and underestimate the negative impact it can have on a person’s health, suggests research published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.

Researchers from the United States have therefore recommended that clinicians discuss CPR with patients and their loved ones to clarify the practice’s success rate and the real benefits and risks involved before patients or their families are asked to consent to it.