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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: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 14 2017, @08:28PM (7 children)
its why i refused to even entertain becoming a teacher. you need only be accused by someone (with or without reason) to have your career end. it seems only those with significant academic tenure (or fund raising capabilities) get any form of legal assistance.
rotten guys deserve to rot, but the brush used to paint is incredibly broad
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 14 2017, @10:17PM (6 children)
^
I subbed for a bit and once had a female student try and ignore me completely while walking away. I specifically made sure tug on her backpack to get her attention and she twisted around yelling "don't touch me like that!" Glad I gave teaching a pass, I have zero desire to deal with that level of fucked up shit and have my reputation tarnished by a stupid kid on a power trip.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 15 2017, @07:19AM (3 children)
you are not allowed to tug on anyone's backpack.
if a student ignores you, give them a bad grade and/or put that information in any recommendation letters you may write. but don't force them to interact with you in any way.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 15 2017, @04:06PM (2 children)
Kids used to be spanked. In school. By teachers. With paddles or switches. Then that generation went on to defeat the world's most insidious, powerful military force.
But now it's more important that kids feel super safe and keep their feelings intact.
(Score: 2) by tibman on Wednesday November 15 2017, @05:35PM
Um, i was paddled and i'm a millennial (right on the edge). Paddles pretty much died in my childhood. I also fought in Iraq. I think the children of those who defeated "the world's most insidious, powerful military force" are the ones that went into parent helicopter mode and ended paddles.
>But now it's more important that kids feel super safe and keep their feelings intact.
Kids don't care about safety. It's the parents that push all that. How does that make you feel?
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(Score: 2) by Anal Pumpernickel on Wednesday November 15 2017, @10:22PM
Why can't I just hit adults when I don't agree with their behavior? All that matters is outcome, so clearly violence is justified even if it's not used in self-defense.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 15 2017, @07:38AM
Also, by law, touching people like that is considered assault. No, not sexual assault, just assault. Of course, it's not really something that would get you in lots of trouble either, but just keep in mind that in general, grabbing any other person or their property is one definition of assault. Nothing to do with teaching or brats at school either of either sex ;)
But yes, at certain age you can get really assholes in school and it takes certain amount of "not giving a fuck" to actually remain sane. The good teachers not only "not give a fuck" but also manage to respect their students somehow too - basically they "don't give a fuck" about the brats, but respect ones that respect them. I'm not even a teacher, just remember days when I was in school!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 15 2017, @06:04PM
why do you think you have a right to touch someone else's kids property to assert your imagined authority? was class over and she didn't want to listen to your bullshit? tough shit motherfucker. if she is acting bad during class? give her a bad conduct grade. beyond that you have no authority or power. the pigs need to learn this lesson too. your stupid laws and rules are a bullshit psy op used to subjugate people, just like your slave indoctrination center you like to think is for education.