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Cardiology Today’s coverage of CPR awareness includes survival rates, bystander response
In recognition of National CPR and AED Awareness Week, which raises awareness about the need for education about use of CPR and automated external defibrillators, Cardiology Today has compiled a list of several stories discussing the importance of bystander CPR.
Rates of cardiac arrest survival with bystander CPR intervention and the association between bystander CPR and sex are among some of the topics featured.
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates doubled with bystander CPR
Bystander-performed CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest incidents before the arrival of emergency personnel doubled the survival rate compared with no CPR, according to findings published in Circulation.
Women in Japan less likely to receive bystander CPR in public locations
Japanese women were less likely to receive bystander CPR compared with men when witnessed by a non-family member in a public location, according to findings published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest ranks third in disability burdens
Incidents of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in adults are the third-highest rate of health loss due to fatal and nonfatal disease burden, according to findings published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
Women less likely to receive bystander CPR
CHICAGO — People are less likely to perform CPR for women than men who are experiencing cardiac arrest, according to two studies presented at the American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium.
EMS times for cardiac arrest longer in poor neighborhoods
Patients from poor neighborhoods with cardiac arrest had longer emergency medical services response times compared with those who lived in wealthy neighborhoods, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
CPR education laws increase survival rates in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
CHICAGO — States with CPR high school education laws had higher rates of bystander CPR, survival to hospital discharge and neurologically favorable survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to an abstract presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.
Bystander-administered AEDs increase odds of survival in cardiac arrest
Patients with a public out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treated with an automated external defibrillator by a bystander had an increased chance of survival and improved functional outcomes, according to a study published in Circulation.
Improved CPR training methods needed to increase survival rates
Addressing existing knowledge gaps in resuscitation education science may lead to an increase in survival rates, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.
Public health initiatives improve bystander response for cardiac arrest
Public health initiatives focusing on CPR and first-responder training were associated with increases in bystander-initiated CPR and defibrillation and increased survival, study data show.