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A doctors experience of resuscitation decision making for older patients: coping with change
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 11/10/09

Bowker L – Doctors in the UK are struggling with the growing volume and complexity of guidelines about resuscitation, which can prove very tricky to enact within current resources and priorities. Many are feeling stressed and under equipped to cope with the ethical and legal dilemmas of resuscitation decision making. The solution lies in better undergraduate and postgraduate training which enhances skills (such as consultation skills and ethical reasoning) and not just knowledge of laws, principles and guidelines.