Professional organizations such as Emergency Nurses Association in the United States have issued guidelines and policies of the family presence during resuscitation, but written policy and guidelines need to be introduced more to health care professionals.
Samtök bráða-hjúkrunarfræðinga í Bandaríkjunum (Emergency Nurses Association) og fleiri samtök hafa gefið út leiðbeiningar um viðveru aðstandenda við endulífgun.