Resuscitation Practices at Emergency Medical Service Agencies Working in Black and Hispanic Versus White Catchment Areas in the United States
In the United States, we identified differences in dispatcher, first responder, and EMS practices for OHCA between agencies with majority Black/Hispanic and White catchment areas. These practice differences may partly account for disparities in OHCA survival between the 2 EMS agency groups.
Authors
- Christina M. Pacheco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6288-0221)
- Heather Schacht Reisinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5348-063X)
- Jessica B. Sperling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2443-3762)
- Marina Del Rios (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7461-4836)
- Khadijah Breathett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5397-6419)
- Saket R. Girotra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4784-4513)
- Comilla Sasson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9922-6637)
- Kevin Kennedy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8230-091X)
- Kimberly Dukes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6977-4221)
- Paul S. Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5185-3367)
- Bryan McNally (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3532-1931)
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- American Heart Association (US)
- Social Science Research Council (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Colorado School of Public Health (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- University of Kansas Medical Center (US)
- Saint Luke's Hospital (US)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
- Published
- 2025-05-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/circoutcomes.124.011799
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.51