title: Healthcare professionals hesitate to perform CPR for fear of harming the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland; Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Sweden. Electronic address: marja.makinen@helsinki.fi.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mäkinen
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland; Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Sweden.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Niemi-Murola
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Sweden.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ponzer
authors.affiliation: Centre for Prehospital Emergency Care, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kurola
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aune
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Sweden.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kurland
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Sweden; Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castrén
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005239:Fear / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D013548:Sweden