Social factors affect cardiac arrest survival

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Social factors affect pediatric cardiac arrest outcomes

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Social factors that influence health are associated with lower odds of children receiving CPR , application of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and surviving after experiencing a cardiac arrest.

Factors include socioeconomic or poverty status, education level and minority racial makeup.

Bystanders performed CPR on children in about 62% of cases and used AEDs in about 23% .

Only 21% of children survived.

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