Women less likely to receive CPR from bystanders

A study by the American Heart Association found that female victims of cardiac arrest were significantly less likely to receive aid than men. When surveyed, the following responses were given as to why:

• Potentially inappropriate touching or exposure;
• Fear of being accused of sexual assault;
• Fear of causing physical injury;
• Poor recognition of women in cardiac arrest -- specifically a perception that women are less likely to have heart problems, or may be overdramatizing or "faking" an incident; or
The misconception that breasts make CPR more challenging.

It seems that #metoo and societal themes has ironically hurt women in this way. As an EMT, I always refused to ride in the back of the squad with young female patients for this reason.

Lol

Honestly even without MeToo I'd feel a bit awkward about chest compressions

Originally posted by Emperordmb
Honestly even without MeToo I'd feel a bit awkward about chest compressions

We've gone from "I wouldn't even rape you" to "I wouldn't even CPR you".

Originally posted by Surtur
We've gone from "I wouldn't even rape you" to "I wouldn't even CPR you".

Well I'd do both...at the same time.

Originally posted by jaden_2.0
Well I'd do both...at the same time.

CPRape

I don't know, CPR in general seems something people are afraid to give, because of litigation fears.

I asked a guy one time, if he'd sue if someone broke a rib from well meaning, but unneeded, CPR. He simply said "Yes!"

Originally posted by cdtm
I don't know, CPR in general seems something people are afraid to give, because of litigation fears.

I asked a guy one time, if he'd sue if someone broke a rib from well meaning, but unneeded, CPR. He simply said "Yes!"

It says the study had 75 people total, 45 men and 30 women. I wonder what percentage of women said they'd be willing to give CPR to another woman without hesitation when compared to the men.

If the chest you're pushing on is silicon enriched would it impact the effectiveness of the procedure.

Originally posted by shiv
If the chest you're pushing on is silicon enriched would it impact the effectiveness of the procedure.

Originally posted by TempAccount
Good Samaritan law grants immunity from litigation in US

Probably not common knowledge, compared to how sue happy everyone is.

And it still costs to defend, even with protections.

Seinfeld.

If people were smart they'd be deathly afraid of giving anyone CPR frankly. CPR is a ****ing horrifying and traumatic ordeal to go through as both the recipient and the deliverer.

I'll be honest I've given important first aid a few times and you actually don't think about what could happen to you in crisis.

Originally posted by Tzeentch
If people were smart they'd be deathly afraid of giving anyone CPR frankly. CPR is a ****ing horrifying and traumatic ordeal to go through as both the recipient and the deliverer.

This is true, smart people don't go any further than the heimlich.

Honestly the "what is more likely" research will mostly prove useless, imo. People give thought out answers on such things, and... The situations where one needs CPR/other first aid are so rare and stressful, most people will just work on their instincts, unless they're properly trained (medical personnel, soldiers).

So most people will just pussy out no matter what, and it's nothing to be ashamed for, it's just normal for a panic-inducing situation. Others will jump to the rescue because of instincts working the other way.

Most people say "I could do CPR to a buddy my age, but I would never manage to do it to 90 year old woman, just too *ugh" and that's a normal line of thinking, but if thing like this happens, you don't notice those things actually. In the brain of a normal person, it's just the fact that someone needs medical aid + stress + the pressure from each single second rising. Additionally, it just mostly happens with people you know, your family, friends and coworkers, and that personal shit is way more important than all others.

tldr: when faced with this shit happening, 99% of people won't even process the "sue" part, they will either instinctively run to help, or instinctively get paralyzed with the idea they may fail and hurt the person in need. Both equally basic and understandable reactions. "What I would do if (...)" questions are useless in those scenarios.

At least my serious 2 cents lol.

Originally posted by gold slorg
Honestly the "what is more likely" research will mostly prove useless, imo. People give thought out answers on such things, and... The situations where one needs CPR/other first aid are so rare and stressful, most people will just work on their instincts, unless they're properly trained (medical personnel, soldiers).

So most people will just pussy out no matter what, and it's nothing to be ashamed for, it's just normal for a panic-inducing situation. Others will jump to the rescue because of instincts working the other way.

Most people say "I could do CPR to a buddy my age, but I would never manage to do it to 90 year old woman, just too *ugh" and that's a normal line of thinking, but if thing like this happens, you don't notice those things actually. In the brain of a normal person, it's just the fact that someone needs medical aid + stress + the pressure from each single second rising. Additionally, it just mostly happens with people you know, your family, friends and coworkers, and that personal shit is way more important than all others.

tldr: when faced with this shit happening, 99% of people won't even process the "sue" part, they will either instinctively run to help, or instinctively get paralyzed with the idea they may fail and hurt the person in need. Both equally basic and understandable reactions. "What I would do if (...)" questions are useless in those scenarios.

At least my serious 2 cents lol.

Thx mate 👆

Yeah, the tl;dr summed it up nicely on point, Bart