TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Family Presence A1 - Purim-Shem-Tov, Yanina A1 - Hondros, Louis G. A2 - Reichman, Eric F. PY - 2018 T2 - Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e AB - The topic of family presence has been discussed for over 30 years, and yet it remains controversial.1-6 The proponents of the family being present during the resuscitation argue that it is the patient’s and family members’ basic human right to be present during the resuscitation. They maintain that barring or excluding families from witnessing critical events is paternalistic. Many people have already witnessed critical events in public, on television shows, on the news, on cable, and on reality shows. As a result, families are somewhat prepared and have expectations. Opponents of the family being present during resuscitation are concerned with litigation, the emotional fallout from the witnessed trauma, and disruptions during the resuscitation. The authors of this chapter strongly support the family being present during a resuscitation. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159793292 ER -