Bystanders are less likely to give cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to women than men, particularly if the emergency takes place in a public area, according to research presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress. The study also shows that in private locations older people, especially older men, are less likely to receive CPR.
The researchers don’t know what is causing this but it really troubles me.
I can only guess its because of the fear of getting sued for sexual assault. The details of the story unfortunately dont matter, many folks just read the headlines and theyll just remember “helping them will get you sued”
The difference was far smaller than i anticipated, so im mildly relieved. Hopefully, should i be right, we manage to dispell these fears
Pretty sure the article is satire. Here’s something similar from Snopes. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cassidy-boon-drowning/
From the original article: "I could have died peacefully, but now I am living a nightmare; I was sexually assaulted in broad daylight by the only person who was sober at the party; what are the chances?.”
My first thought is that maybe because women’s chests have been sexualized, men are more hesitant to perform cpr on women in a public place. Not saying that either piece of that puzzle is right or rational, by the way. I’d be interested to see the numbers on the gender ratios of people giving cpr to women in public places to see if that lines up.
People also tend to be more hesitant to hurt women, especially elderly women. And CPR done properly HURTS. A LOT.
“Benevolent” sexism is still harmful to women.
