Racial and Ethnic Differences in Bystander CPR for Witnessed Cardiac Arrest

It is critical to understand whether the incidence of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests at home and public settings differs according to the race or ethnic group of the person with cardiac arrest to inform interventions. Overall, 35,469 witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (32.2%) in Black or Hispanic persons. In seeing the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, Black and Hispanic persons were less likely than White persons to receive potentially lifesaving bystander CPR at home and in public locations, regardless of the racial or ethnic makeup or income level of the neighbourhood where the cardiac arrest occurred.