2023-10-03 14:05:38
More than half of people who suffer cardiopulmonary arrest on the street receive CPR, but the percentage is lower if those affected are women. This is confirmed by research carried out with populations from the United States and Canada.
Women who have a stroke are less likely to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). cardiorespiratory arrest than to men, especially if the event is in public life, according to a study presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress. The results, although they were obtained in American and Canadian populations, warn regarding the gender difference in key moments that determine a person’s survival.
The research was led by Sylvie Cosette, nurse in the Montreal Heart Institute, y Alexis Cournoyeremergency doctor at Sacré-Coeur Hospital of Montreal (both from Canada). The researchers used out-of-hospital cardiac arrest registry data in Canada and the United States between 2005 and 2015, which includes a total of 39,391 patients with an average age of 67 years.
The results determined that only 54% of patients received CPR from a passerby, but the percentage is different when disaggregated by sex: 52% of women received the maneuvers, compared to the 55% of men. Furthermore, if the event occurred in a public place the difference increased: 61% for women and 68% for men.
Cournoyer stated that “we do not know why this situation occurs” and added: «We would like to study this event further to understand why this difference is made. “This might help us ensure that everyone who needs CPR receives it, regardless of their gender, age or where it happened.”
According to the Argentine Ministry of Health, the chain of survival in the event of cardiorespiratory arrest has five stages:
-Early recognition and activation of emergency system by calling 911 or 107which is the free line of the public medical emergency service.
-Beginning of RCP within two minutes of the event occurring.
–Defibrillation to restore heart rhythm with an automated external defibrillator (AED) within four minutes.
–Healthcare with advanced life support measures.
–Post-resuscitation care by the health system.
This content was originally published in RED/ACCION and is republished as part of the ‘Human Journalism’ program, an alliance for quality journalism between RÍO NEGRO and RED/ACCION
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