Family Presence During Resuscitation (FPDR): Observational case studies of emergency personnel in Victoria, Australia

Family presence during resuscitation (FPDR), although not a new concept, remains inconsistently implemented by emergency personnel. While it has long since been established that the allocation of resuscitation team roles improves efficiency, the family are often left without a family liaison during the resuscitation event (Porter, Cooper,& Sellick, 2014). The allocation of a designated multi-professional team member responsible for communication between the patient, staff and family members was recommended as best practice in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines (National Clinical Guideline Centre, 2015).
Source: International Emergency Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research