Study Suggests Women Less Likely to Get CPR From Bystander
Women are less likely than men to get CPR from a bystander and more likely to die, a new study suggests, and researchers think reluctance to touch a woman's chest might be one reason. Only 39 percent of women suffering cardiac arrest in a public place were given CPR versus 45 
percent of men, and men were 23 percent more likely to survive, the study found."All of us are going to have to take a closer look at this" gender issue, said the Mayo Clinic's Dr. Roger White, who co-directs the paramedic program for the city of Rochester, Minnesota. He said he has long worried that large breasts may impede proper placement of defibrillator pads if women need a shock to restore normal heart rhythm.
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Context: Roger White, M.D. is a Mayo Clinic anesthesiologist. You can read about Dr. White's out-of-hospital cardiac arrest research here.
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