Sex-based disparities in bystander CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest related to non-prescription drug use
In OHCA cases with evidence of recent non-prescription drug use, female sex was associated with a higher odds of receiving bystander CPR and compression-plus-ventilation CPR. We did not detect an association between sex and bystander naloxone or AED application.
Authors
- Jacob Hutton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6387-8476)
- Frank Scheuermeyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9517-9258)
- Valerie Mok
- Emad Awad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0355-2412)
- Jim Christenson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7126-6314)
- Brian Grunau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4103-1383)
- Jessica Moe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9557-1671)
- Rohan Hundal
- Sandra Jennesson
- Jane Hsu
- Chris Cartwright
- Aticha Amie Prasongsukarn
Institutions
- Island Health (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Utah (US)
- St. Paul's Hospital (CA)
- St. Paul's Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Resuscitation Plus
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2026.101222
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00