IS CARDIOPULMONARY-RESUSCITATION TRAINING DELETERIOUS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OF CARDIAC PATIENTS

The purpose of the study was to determine the attitudes toward cardiop ulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and subsequent CPR use of 172 CP R-trained family members of cardiac patients. The majority (88.9%) rep orted positive attitudes. Only 14 (8.1%) reported feeling too responsi ble for their family member. One hundred and forty-one (81.9%) said th at they would perform CPR it required to do so. Family members do not feel unduly burdened by learning CPR, and CPR training should be recom mended to families of patients at risk for sudden cardiac death.