Journal of hospital medicine : an official publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training of family members before hospital discharge using video self-instruction: a feasibility trial.
Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a crucial therapy for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), yet rates of bystander CPR are low. This is especially the case for SCA occurring in the home setting, as family members of at-risk patients are often not CPR trained. ⋯ The hospital setting offers a unique "point of capture" to provide CPR instruction to an important, undertrained population in contact with at-risk individuals.