Narratives about resuscitation--family members differ about presence.

Background: Healthcare professionals disagree about admitting family members into the resuscitation room.

Aim: The aim of this study was to illuminate family members' experiences and views about being present in the resuscitation room with a relative requiring resuscitation.

Results: Seventeen family members were interviewed.

When the unreal becomes real: family members' experiences of cardiac arrest.

The aim of this study was to provide insight into family members' experiences related to cardiac arrest. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 17 family members approximately 5-34 months after the cardiac arrest of a relative. As the focus was on the family members' experiences seen from a holistic perspective, content analysis was chosen for the study.