Circ Cardiovasc Qual
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Circ Cardiovasc Qual · Aug 2018
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyGender Disparities Among Adult Recipients of Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Public.
Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BCPR) improves survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), yet BCPR rates remain low. It is unknown whether BCPR delivery disparities exist based on victim gender. We measured BCPR rates by gender in private and public environments, hypothesizing that females would be less likely than males to receive BCPR in public settings, with an associated difference in survival to hospital discharge. ⋯ Males had an increased likelihood of receiving BCPR compared with females in public. BCPR improved survival to discharge, with greater survival among males compared with females.