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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, Informative) by edIII on Tuesday November 14 2017, @09:52PM (8 children)
This is true. I was in a public space in a situation in which I wanted, and needed, to help a child. My first thought was being afraid that other adults would think I was some creepy pervy child molester. Thankfully, I found a woman close by that was able to help the child with me.
If I were all alone in a park, you bet I would be nervous as hell about helping a child in need. For guys, you always need to find other people and witnesses to help you help others. It's too easy to be labeled something that doesn't go away that easily.
I've not had to give CPR to a woman, but I did give the Heimlich once. I'll admit I was fairly uncomfortable touching her breasts during it, and I'm sure I didn't do it exactly right as I had no previous training at all. I was sincerely afraid that I was hurting her too. Thank God we cleared out whatever was stopping her from breathing.
Probably the best thing for men to do in these situations is to pull out their smartphone and just start recording, even if only audio.
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Sulla on Tuesday November 14 2017, @10:49PM (2 children)
I was in the store the other day and one of my twins decided it was the right time to lose his shit. Naturally being in public and not wanting to be a total asshole I decided to take my screaming kid back to the truck. I just walked with conviction with the kid over my shoulder and hoped nobody called me on it. If I were to ever be called on this I would have nothing on me that I could use to prove that it was my kid. I suppose if you could calm the kid down they might be convinced to call you dad or whatever, but I kind of doubt if a kid is losing it for some reason in a store you will be able to calm it down enough when dealing with that level of bullshit.
I just don't go out anymore.
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Snow on Tuesday November 14 2017, @11:27PM
Hmm, this sounds like a problem public/private key cryptography and tatoos could solve.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 15 2017, @07:23AM
I've had to do this several times. at least my son looks exactly like me, so it's extremely unlikely I'd need to convince someone I'm the father.
luckily they do gradually calm down after they reach 3...
(Score: 3, Insightful) by isostatic on Tuesday November 14 2017, @11:49PM (4 children)
I did give the Heimlich once. I'll admit I was fairly uncomfortable touching her breasts during it,
right...
I'm sure I didn't do it exactly right
No shit, you were 6" too high.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 15 2017, @12:09AM (2 children)
Depends on how old she was. He could have been 6" low.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Wednesday November 15 2017, @12:43AM (1 child)
Thank you!
Best chuckle today... Now I can't get rid of that mental picture of horrible, wrinkly, dangling wobbling sacs of.....ewwwwww....
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 19 2017, @04:43AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQwaxGwUC2k [youtube.com]
(Score: 4, Insightful) by edIII on Wednesday November 15 2017, @12:39AM
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.