British television medical dramas realistically depict cardiopulmonary resuscitation
The public's knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation is derived
from, among other things, television drama. In a survey of 64 episodes
of Casualty, Cardiac Arrest, and
Medics Gordon et al (p 780) found that it was a common
procedure. The cause of the arrest varied: more were a result of
trauma, and occurred in young patients, than in real life, but the
overall success rate was similar to survival rates in real life.
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