Bystander CPR occurrences in out of hospital cardiac arrest between sexes

Gender disparities among adult recipients of layperson bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation by location of cardiac arrest in Pan-Asian communities: A registry-based study

“…Findings from some parts of the world are consistent with our results, where women were found to be at a disadvantage regarding receiving BCPR in public locations. 8 , 9 , 14 Interestingly, some Asian studies (ours and a study using All-Japan Ustein Registry 10 ) indicate that women are more likely to receive BCPR in private locations. Our findings extended existing knowledge by providing a Pan-Asian perspective involving communities of diverse ethnicities, sociocultural backgrounds and EMS systems-of-care.…”

“…While several studies have investigated gender differences in the receipt of BCPR interventions, they represented EMS systems governed by a single policy and a relatively homogenous public attitude toward cardiac emergencies. 9 , 10 , 14 Additionally, there are no systematically conducted studies in most parts of the Pan-Asian region. Our study filled a knowledge gap that existed in the literature.…”

Globally, GDP Per Capita Correlates Strongly with Rates of Bystander CPR

“…Twenty-nine studies were ultimately included [ 6 7 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 ]. These 29 studies examined a total of 35 communities in 25 countries, generating a total sample size of 573 818 cardiac arrests.…”

Neurologic Recovery in Men Versus Women Possibly Due to Reduced Return of Spontaneous Circulation: Beware of Potential Confounders!

“…They hypothesized a gender disparity, favoring males receiving B-CPR in OHCA, possibly due to civilians being more comfortable performing CPR on males because of stereotyped training and cardiac disease treatment culture (5). Frequency of B-CPR between genders was noted, and gender disparity in automated external defibrillator pad placement was analyzed with subsets divided by type of bystander (5). Females received significantly less B-CPR when the OHCA was witnessed by a family member (57.8% vs 61.7%; p < 0.001) and even more by a layperson (62.5% vs 69%; p < 0.001) (5).…”