CPR on TV is often inaccurate — but watching characters jump to the rescue can still save real lives

Lastly, we found that almost 65% of the people receiving hands-only CPR and 73% of rescuers performing CPR were white and ...
TCTMD

TV Shows Often Fumble When Portraying CPR

Checking for a pulse and giving rescue breaths are just some of the ways TV inaccurately depicts CPR for sudden cardiac ...
Earth.com

CPR scenes on TV send the wrong lifesaving message

TV shows portray CPR incorrectly in most episodes, spreading outdated methods that discourage lifesaving action.

Here’s What TV Gets Wrong About CPR—And It Could Cost Lives

Think you know how to perform CPR properly because you've seen it on TV? You probably don't, a new study has warned.
The Purdue Exponent

Fictional CPR on TV often ‘misleading’ and can cost real lives

TV shows often "inaccurately portray" who is most likely to need CPR and where out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen.
Healio

TV CPR often not reflective of real-world scenarios

Many TV depictions of CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest not only made errors in correct technique but may skew public ...