Patients' kin may watch life-and-death dramas
Hospitals weigh the pros, cons
When Charlene Stevens's father suffered a heart attack last fall, she was by his side in a minute. She watched firefighters perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation while Anthony Rais lay in the hallway of his Somerville home. She clutched his hand as the paramedics inserted a breathing tube, letting go only when they shocked his heart with defibrillator paddles. (Full Article: 1216 Words)
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