10/19/2022
Women are often less likely to receive bystander CPR because rescuers may fear accusations of inappropriate touching, sexual assault or injuring the victim.
In a 2017 study of more than 19,000 people who had cardiac events, only 39% of women received CPR from bystanders in public compared to 45% of men. The study also showed men’s odds of surviving a cardiac event were 23% higher than women’s.
Through this new video, AHA is also addressing gender-related barriers to improve bystander CPR rates in women by including representation of women in training materials and informational videos.
