The Hidden Harms of CPR

Dr. Sunita Puri reports that less than ten per cent of people who receive CPR outside a hospital survive.  “Inside hospitals, where CPR begins quickly, the odds are slightly better, but only for those who aren’t in the last stages of life.  A mere two per cent of adults over 67 with severe chronic disease, including cancer, are alive six months after CPR, and they often deal with pain, physical debility, and post-traumatic stress disorder,” she writes.  “Reversing a death is not the same as restoring a life.”

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