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Study Suggests Women Less Likely to Get CPR From Bystanders
Women are less likely than men to get CPR from a bystander and more likely to die, a new study suggests, and researchers think reluctance to touch a woman's chest might be one reason.
Only 39 percent of women suffering cardiac arrest in a public place were given CPR versus 45 percent of men, and men were 23 percent more likely to survive, the study found. It involved nearly 20,000 cases around the country and is the first to examine gender differences in receiving heart help from the public versus professional responders.
"It can be kind of daunting thinking about pushing hard and fast on the center of a woman's chest" and some people may fear they are hurting her, said Audrey Blewer, a University of Pennsylvania researcher who led the study. Rescuers also may worry about moving a woman's clothing to get better access, or touching breasts to do CPR, but doing it properly "shouldn't entail that," said another study leader, U Penn's Dr. Benjamin Abella. "You put your hands on the sternum, which is the middle of the chest. In theory, you're touching in between the breasts."
The study was discussed Sunday at an American Heart Association conference in Anaheim.
Get touchy and save women's lives.
Also at Penn Medicine and the American Heart Association. Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Other study mentioned in the AP article: Sexual Activity as a Trigger for Sudden Cardiac Arrest (DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.09.025) (DX)
Related study: Sex-Based Disparities in Incidence, Treatment, and Outcomes of Cardiac Arrest in the United States, 2003-2012. (DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.116.003704) (DX)
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Sulla on Wednesday November 15 2017, @03:57AM
This is a good point. I think there is a problem with a lot of people where they just shut down when in a situation of extreme stress. I was in a situation where my vehicle lost control on an icy road as I was lightly breaking for a stop. Rather than freaking out I had one of those super calm moments where I was able to analyze the situation and react. When fishtailing if you have the space you can accelerate out of the situation (if front wheel drive), you can also just let it happen and allow the spin to lose some of the force. Was red light so no option there and if I allow the spin to happen I would have flipped when I hit the curb. So I fishtailed it away from the curb, toward, then away, getting to the center of the road, and then I just allowed it to happen.
My wife was paralized and unable to react, I think there are a lot of people who can't react in that kind of situation.
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam