bingo... if they wait for EMS they might have to wait till the cops get there first as some EMS won't go into dangerous neighborhoods unescorted, and with good reasonNot until the third paragraph does it mention that they are talking about CPR that is given by bystanders.
In other words, it is the people who live in these neighborhoods, not the health care system, that is the cause of this discrepancy.
bingo... if they wait for EMS they might have to wait till the cops get there first as some EMS won't go into dangerous neighborhoods unescorted, and with good reasonThe proper, compassionate, answer is obvious!
We have to force more minorities to take CPR courses!
MINORITIES IN POOR NEIGHBORHOODS LESS LIKELY TO LEARN CPR, GIVE ASSISTANCE.
So we should have people from affluent neighborhoods drive around poor neighborhoods waiting for people to drop?
So we should have people from affluent neighborhoods drive around poor neighborhoods waiting for people to drop?
Any statisticians around here?
When you consider a cardiac arrest only has a six percent chance of survival when CPR is applied, and it drops asymptotically the longer it takes to start compressions, I wonder about the true statistical significance the study authors are implying.
very few that have heart attacks outside of a hospital will make it....I have seen people within the hospital coded almost within seconds of the code being called and still die...a few survive but I’d say 1 in 20 make it and thats those within the hospital at the time,already patiences....