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CPR or comfort measures: between a rock and a hard place

The Resuscitation Council (UK) states that less than 10% of people who have cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) outside hospital survive. By discussing CPR with older people in care homes, are we offering them false hope?
Posted 23 May 2018 - 17:59
 
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