Table 1 Examples of non-medical factors
From: Non-medical factors in prehospital resuscitation decision-making: a mixed-methods systematic review
Patient-related factors Patient’s socioeconomic status Patient’s race Patient’s age, gender, and other personal characteristics Patient’s wishes and preferences (e.g. do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation orders) Relative’s opinions and attitudes Patient’s religion and faith Patient’s quality of life Prehospital resuscitation provider-related factors PRP’s characteristics, age, gender, culture, faith, and race PRP’s time constraints and work overload in a clinical situation PRP’s interaction with other resuscitation providers PRP’s perception of the outcome Setting Concerns of own safety Legal implications |