title: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation: attitudes and perceptions of junior doctors.
abstract: Many junior doctors feel cardiac arrests are unsatisfactorily managed and experience high levels of stress during the procedure, often feeling they are inadequately trained for the task. Juniors also regard 'do not resuscitate' orders as decisions for teams, not individuals.
authors.affiliation: Elderly Health Unit, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool L14 3LB.
authors.forename: Glyn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mulgrew
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010465:Perception; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology