DURHAM (Reuters Health) — Neighborhoods with higher proportions of black residents might benefit from programs that teach people how to help others with cardiac arrest, Duke University researchers say.
Survival odds were the same regardless of whether the patient was white or black.
"Too little focus has been placed on reducing barriers to access across diverse communities," they say, adding that research now must "move beyond describing disparities for vulnerable populations and instead focus on implementing practices that reduce and/or eliminate disparities.
Reporting by Andrew M. Seaman, JAMA Cardiology via Reuters News Service.