Barriers to bystander CPR: Evaluating socio-economic and cultural factors influencing students attending community CPR training

Kyle A Fratta; Andrew J Bouland; Benjamin J Lawner; Angela C Comer; Megan H Halliday; Matthew J Levy; Kevin G Seaman

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2018.05.022

Barriers to bystander CPR: Evaluating socio-economic and cultural factors influencing students attending community CPR training

Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Jan;37(1):159-161. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.05.022. Epub 2018 May 29.

Authors

Kyle A Fratta¹, Andrew J Bouland², Benjamin J Lawner³, Angela C Comer⁴, Megan H Halliday⁵, Matthew J Levy⁶, Kevin G Seaman⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States. Electronic address: Kafratta0602@email.campbell.edu.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States; Department of Emergency Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA, United States; Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services, Howard County, MD, United States.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
⁴ Charles "McC" Mathias National Study Center for Trauma and EMS, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.
⁵ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.
⁶ Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services, Howard County, MD, United States; Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.
⁷ Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Service Systems, Baltimore, MD, United States.

PMID: 29857943
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.05.022

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Emergency medical services; Emergency medical technicians; Emergency services, hospital; Socioeconomic factors.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / education*
Disease Transmission, Infectious
Educational Status
Ethnicity
Fear
Female
Humans
Jurisprudence
Male
Middle Aged
Motivation
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / therapy*
Socioeconomic Factors*
Students / psychology*
Young Adult