CPR rarely works – why do people have so much faith in it?

CPR rarely works – why do people have so much faith in it? Misconception about this brutal, usually unsuccessful procedure abounds. It’s up to doctors like me to tell the truth

Death is the only certainty in life and most people will die in a hospital. For such an inevitability, few people consider how it will happen. Dying is a subject that carries great emotional weight, which might be why people are so reluctant to talk about it. Continue reading... The Guardian

See also:

• This is not Casualty – in real life CPR is brutal and usually fails The Guardian