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Show 7 The Salt Lake Tribune NATION Thursday, June 13, 1996 Doctors Call ‘TV CPR T ©O Miraculous the CPR patients survived. In re- close to zero in the hospital, When ‘accident Some this procedure can be ality, survival is between 7 percent and 15 percent — and that’s whenpatients’ hearts stop beating victims arrive in the emergency room in cardiac arrest, survival is Moreover, as dramatic as CPR looks on television, the shows probably don't convey how grue‘Resuscitation is an ugly thing,” Tulsky said. “It's violent. It’s not dignified. It may break bonesin the chest. It is not the way we would envision that we would wantto die AZ may suffer perma age The said Or perhaps survive, either. If at there ia.ae ‘ching: ¢héhe viewers PR T n deplte the heart is restarted after it has tr been stopped too long, the victim ause of at THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON — Ontelevision, CPR is miraculously effective. Heroic chest thumping and electrical jolts restore young victims of Shootings, car wrecks and near. drowningsto normal, happy lives. By Se Seal werd, thong, cat SELECTED SPRING CASUAL SPORTSWEAR AND DENIM Seeasrc aA NEW REDUCTIONS! usually done on old people with bad hearts. And mostof the time, In a medical journal this week. three doctors contendtelevision's portrayal of CPR is bad medicine for the public The problem, they say, is that these hospital and rescue shows are sofilled with seemingly authentic detail that people maybelieve the portrayal of CPR is accurate, too. And this complicates the jobof doctors whotryto convince the terminally ill that they should forgo CPR if their hearts stop beating in the hospital Ourconcernis the 85-year-old woman with breast cancer who mayextrapolate what's happening on TV toher situation. al- though her chancesof successful CPRare extraordinarily lower 33-50% OFF said James A. Tulsky Tulskyand colleagues from the Veterans Administration and Southern California Duke University watched a sea- 29-50% OFF Denim collections from son of “ER.” “Chicago Hope” and designer sportswear: famous makers shows’ handling of CPR in anarti Knownfor soft, printed rayon dressing.a Misses * Petites * Women s World 25-50% OFF 25-50% OFF ysonalcounty ; “Rescue 911.” They analyzed the cle in today’s New England Jour nal of Medici They counted 60 cases of CPR on97 programs. Among their conclusions: @ On television, only 17 percent of people getting CPR wereelderly. In reality. Chaus Sport spring cardiac arrest is much more common inold people collections than in anyother age group lightning strikes and other non. cardiac disasters In reality, be tween 75 percent and 95 percent are triggered by heart disease WOntelevision, two-thirds of DenimiFor Her Dept famous makers Misses Petites » Womer Misses ¢ Petites @ Ontelevision, three-quarters of the cases of cardiac arrest re. sulted fromaccidents, stabbings . 25% OFF e § s NewYork designer Hewearsinch Be swear. spring collections Inclu Misses ¢ Petites * Women's World Do you feellike giving someone The Bird? wi ORLDS OF PETS 67: E_ 2100 South 467-6478 f her casual lifestyles Sport, Wear & Knits ses * Petites * Women’s World VALUES KRUPS LA GLACIERE ICE CREAM MAKER Complete automatic operation makesice cream in 20-30 minutes. *300 with 4-cup capacity, see-thru feeder capto add ingredients without interruption, and full-color recipe | CIRCULON PLuUS' book. Nosalt or ice needed. Style #337-70 10-PC. COOKWARE SET Heavy gauge, hard anodized aluminum with ed gla: covered icepans, 6-qt *200 PANASONIC* BREAD BAKERY Make 1’s-Ib. or 2-Ib. rectangular loaves, with an automatic yeast enser, 13-hour digital timer and cookbook. Style #SD-YD200 0 z SCANPAN® 11-PC. COOKWARE SET y Professional non-stick cookware made of virgin aluminum for fast, even heat distribution. Includes 10° frypan, 11° covered sauté, 1-, 2- and 3-qt. covered Saucepans and a 10-qt. high dutch ovenwith lid We welcome your Dillard's C wa hop Monday-Saturday 10-9 and Sunday 12-6 at all Dillard's locations. Card, The Amencan Express® Card, Diners Club Intemationa:, Mastercard” s Visa” and The D tT | rs | | | | | Shop Monday-Saturday 10-9 and Sunday 12-6 at all Dillard's locations *60 | 25-50% OFF Solitaire by Sharon Anthony ¥ |
