>>> BLACK AND LATINO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING CARDIAC ARRESTS ARE LESS LIKELY TO RECEIVE CPR FROM A BYSTANDER THAN WHITE PEERS.

THIS STUDY FOUND THAT, AT HOME, CPR WAS MORE LIKELY TO BE ADMINISTERED BY WHITE PEOPLE.

52% OF LATINOS AND 42% OF LATINAS HAVE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE .

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SAY ANYONE CAN HELP SAVE A HEART.

JOINING US NOW ARE THE ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE AT A MEDICAL COLLEGE, AND A RESIDENT PHYSICIAN.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

WE HAVE MET BEFORE.

TALKING ABOUT THE SAME SUBJECT.

DOCTOR, CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT CPR IS?

>> THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

CPR IS CHEST COMPRESSIONS THAT ARE PROVIDING RESUSCITATION WHILE SOMEBODY IS EXPERIENCING CARDIAC ARREST.

THE HEART IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY PUMPING BLOOD THROUGHOUT THE BODY.

>> HOW DOES CPR HELP SOMEONE EXPERIENCING CARDIAC ARREST?

>> YOU ARE DOING THE WORK THAT THE HEART WAS DOING PRIOR TO IT STOPPING WITH YOUR OWN HAND.

PUT YOUR HAND IN THE RIGHT PLACE AND YOU ARE TAKING OVER THE HEART, YOU ARE SQUEEZING AND PUSHING BLOOD WHERE IT WOULD GO IF YOUR HEART WAS WORKING.

>> ONE THING TO TALK ABOUT IT, ANOTHER TO ACTUALLY DO IT.

THEY RECORDED A DEMONSTRATION.

>> THE FIRST THING, LET'S SAY WE ENCOUNTER A LOVED ONE AT HOME OR SOMEONE IN PUBLIC NOT BREATHING.

>> ARE YOU OKAY?

>> THE PATIENT IS NOT RESPONDING .

HE WILL ADVISE SOMEONE TO CALL 911.

THEY WILL CALL FOR HELP.

THEY ARE NOT RESPONDING.

HE DOES NOT HEAR OR SEE OR CAN FEEL ANY BREATH SO WILL START CHEST COMPRESSION.

RIGHT-HAND AND LEFT-HAND LIKE THIS, UNDER THE BREAST BONE.

FAST.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7-- PERFECT.

HE IS MOVING HIS ACTUAL BODY UP AND DOWN.

YOU WILL GET TIRED.

>> THAT IS A GREAT DEMONSTRATION.

I HAVE SEEN IT BEFORE.

SOMETHING WE SAW IN HIGH SCHOOL YEARS BACK.

THE STUDY SHOWED THAT BLACK AND LATINO PEOPLE HAVING CARDIAC ARREST IN PUBLIC ARE 41% LESS LIKELY TO RECEIVE BYSTANDER CPR.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT?

>> IT IS A SOBERING STATISTIC.

A PREDOMINANTLY HISPANIC AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN POPULATION ON THE WEST SIDE WHERE WE ARE ARE EXPERIENCING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.

THERE IS A LOT OF DIFFERENT REASONS WHY.

SOME SAY IT IS BECAUSE OF COVID .

PEOPLE ARE MORE HESITANT TO ENGAGE.

EARLY 2020, WANTING TO BE MORE DISTANT.

THERE IS A DISPROPORTIONATE EFFECT ON THE LATINO AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES WITH CPR, WHICH IS WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY TRYING TO TEACH OUR COMMUNITY.

>> YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB IN THAT REGARD.

YOU ARE A PART OF THE PROGRAM.

TEACHING LATINOS AND ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO LEARN CPR.

DISCREPANCIES ALSO OCCUR IN DIFFERENT SETTINGS.

DOES THAT SUGGEST A LACK OF EDUCATION ABOUT CPR?

>> WHETHER IT IS A LACK OF EDUCATION IS UNCLEAR TO ME.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST BARRIERS TO CPR IN GENERAL IS THE PHENOMENON THAT WE CALL ACTIVATION ENERGY.

AM I EVEN ABLE TO DO THIS?

WE TEACH TO ANY GROUP WE PROVIDE TRAINING TO, YOU CAN DO THIS.

YOU HAVE TWO HANDS, WE SAW IT IN THE DEMONSTRATION, YOU CAN DO THIS.

>> HAVING EDUCATION IN AN ACCESSIBLE LANGUAGE.

NOT JUST ENGLISH.

TWO, MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE AND A LOW-COST.

MAKING IT FREE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

A LOT OF COURSES COST MONEY.

IT IS A POTENTIAL BARRIER.

WE HAVE MADE THIS ACCESSIBLE, APPROACHABLE, GO TO PLACES OF WORSHIP, COMMUNITY CENTERS, THAT IS WHERE WE CAN BEND THE CURVE.

>> HOW CAN WE AS BYSTANDERS IDENTIFY SOMEONE THAT MAY BE HAVING A CARDIAC ARREST?

>> GREAT QUESTION.

THEY CAN HAVE DIFFICULTY BREATHING.

THEY CAN TURN BLUE, PURPLE.

THEY MAY NOT BE RESPONSIVE.

IF YOU FEEL UNDERNEATH HER NECK, YOU SHOULD FEEL A PULSE, YOU MAY NOT FEEL THAT, THAT IT A SIGN THAT THEY'RE NOT GETTING ADEQUATE BLOOD TO THE BRAIN SO YOU SHOULD ADMINISTER CPR.

>> THESE TRAININGS IN SPANISH, WHAT OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR LATINOS, ESPECIALLY SPANISH SPEAKERS TO LEARN THIS?

>> THE DOCTOR MAY HAVE MORE RESOURCES THAN I, BUT THERE ARE AMPLE TRAININGS AVAILABLE ONLINE THAT YOU CAN USE THROUGH VARIOUS REPUTABLE ORGANIZATIONS.

>> AND YOU GUYS PROVIDE TRAINING AS WELL.

>> WE ARE TRYING TO GET OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND BE MORE PROACTIVE, NOT HAVING THEM COME TO THE HOSPITAL, BUT GOING TO THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

WE ARE HAVING CLASSES WHICH ARE FREE.

WE HAVE FACULTY THAT ARE NURSES , PHYSICIANS, RESIDENT DOCTORS, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO COME TO A LOCATION NEAR YOU.

>> THERE WERE TIMES WHEN IT MIGHT BE DANGEROUS TO ADMINISTER CPR?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

WE ARE EXPERIENCING FEROCIOUS GUN VIOLENCE IN THE CITY.

THE FIRST THING YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE OF BEFORE YOU ADMINISTER CPR, IS THE AREA IN WHICH YOU ARE GOING TO DO THIS SAVE?

DO NOT PUT YOURSELF IN HARMS WAY TO ADMINISTER CPR.

IF YOU FEEL SAFE, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT.

YOU ARE THE HELP BEFORE HELP ARRIVES.

>> A SINGLE PERSON WANTS TO TAKE A CPR COURSE, DO THEY HAVE TO BE A PART OF A GROUP?

CAN THEY FIND A WAY TO DO THE COURSE?

>> YOU CAN BE PART OF A GROUP, EMAIL US AND WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR