The effect of family presence on the efficiency of pediatric trauma resuscitations.

Study Objective: Family presence has broad professional organizational support and is gaining acceptance. We seek to determine whether family presence prolonged pediatric trauma team resuscitations as measured by time from emergency department arrival to computed tomographic (CT) scan, and to resuscitation completion.

Methods: A prospective trial offered families of pediatric trauma patients family presence on even days and no family presence on odd days.