Statistics show that women and communities of color are less likely to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation after cardiac arrest. Dr. Sylvia Owusu-Ansah is the emergency medical services director at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and co-founder of Akoma United, an organization with the mission to save lives, especially in communities of color, and goal to empower everyday people to use CPR. She shares why it's important and reminds us that there’s no liability when doing CPR.

Off the Charts: Examining the Health Equity Emergency

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How Bystander CPR Improves the Odds of Survival

OCT 11, 202432 MIN
Off the Charts: Examining the Health Equity Emergency

How Bystander CPR Improves the Odds of Survival

OCT 11, 202432 MIN

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Statistics show that women and communities of color are less likely to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation after cardiac arrest. Dr. Sylvia Owusu-Ansah is the emergency medical services director at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and co-founder of Akoma United, an organization with the mission to save lives, especially in communities of color, and goal to empower everyday people to use CPR. She shares why it's important and reminds us that there’s no liability when doing CPR.

Hosts: Kari Haley, MD, and Steven Jackson, MD

Guest: Dr. Sylvia Owusu-Ansah

HealthPartners website: Off the Charts podcast

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