If someone appears to be in cardiac arrest, doctors stress the importance of helping. (Getty Images) Many medical organizations stress the importance of knowing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and ...

A Worthing first responder is backing a campaign to address gender inequality in life-saving treatment during cardiac arrests ...

A new study reveals that women are less likely than men to get CPR from a bystander. Researchers want to know whether it's because people are afraid to touch a woman's chest, or even take her off ...

AT 11:00 A.M. IN THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM OF THE YWCA. TALITHA: IT’S NATIONAL CPR WEEK, WHICH MAKES A NEW STATISTIC EVEN MORE STARTLING. WOMEN ARE 27% LESS LIKELY TO RECEIVE CPR THAN MEN. RESEARCHERS ...

Women are 27 per cent less likely to receive CPR from bystanders during a cardiac arrest, leading to an urgent need to ...

Women who have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are less likely than men to receive bystander CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) application regardless of the racial and ethnic ...

It's well established that cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, can save someone's life during cardiac arrest. But plenty of research has shown that women are not only less likely to recognize the ...

A POWERFUL REMINDER THAT LEARNING CPR CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. A LOCAL WOMAN IS BEING CREDITED WITH ...

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If a woman drops to the ground in public experiencing a cardiac arrest, studies show, bystanders are less likely to come to her aid and perform CPR. Why? Breasts. That gender disparity — just one ...

Many medical organizations stress the importance of knowing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and acting quickly if someone appears to be in cardiac arrest. But research has shown that less than ...