Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training Disparities in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is associated with increased survival from cardiac arrest, yet bystander CPR rates are low in many communities. The overall prevalence of CPR training in the United States and associated individual-level disparities are unknown. We sought to measure the national prevalence of CPR training and hypothesized that older age and lower socioeconomic status would be independently associated with a lower likelihood of CPR training. We administered a cross-sectional telephone survey to a nationally representative adult sample. We assessed the demographics of individuals trained in CPR within 2 years (currently trained) and those who had been trained in CPR at some point in time (ever trained). The association of CPR training and demographic variables we

SUBMITTER: Blewer AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5524119 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature