New Study Shows Men Are More Reluctant to Give Life-Saving CPR to Women

Research in the US report similar results after release of report from St. John Ambulance in the UK.

An emergency defibrillator, used to treat life-threatening conditions that affect the rhythm of the heart such as cardiac arrhythmia, hangs on the wall at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on July 1, 2014. Seth Perlman/AP Photo

An estimated 436,000 people die from cardiac emergencies each year, according to the American Heart Association (AHA), and 350,000 cardiac events occur outside of the hospital.

Minutes count when someone suffers a heart attack or stroke, regardless of gender. However, recent studies show that women are less likely to receive lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from bystanders.