Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training Disparities in the United States [Resuscitation Science]

BackgroundBystander 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.Methods and ResultsWe 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 were tested using survey weighted logistic regression. Between September 2015 and November 2015, 9022 individuals completed the survey; 18% reported being currently trained in CPR, and 65% reported training at some point previously. For each year of increased age, the likelihood of being currently CPR trained or ever trained decreased (currently trained: odds ratio, 0.98; 95% CI, 0.97–0.99; P

Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - May 17, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Blewer, A. L., Ibrahim, S. A., Leary, M., Dutwin, D., McNally, B., Anderson, M. L., Morrison, L. J., Aufderheide, T. P., Daya, M., Idris, A. H., Callaway, C. W., Kudenchuk, P. J., Vilke, G. M., Abella, B. S. Tags: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiac Care Original Research Source Type: research