Physician's Weekly: Cardiac Arrest Survival Lower at EMS Agencies Serving Minority Populations

Risk-standardized survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are lower for emergency medical service (EMS) agencies working in Black and Hispanic catchment areas than those in White catchment areas, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Anezi I. Uzendu, MD, from Saint Luke’s Hospital Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City, Missouri, and colleagues examined whether EMS agencies that work in Black and Hispanic communities have lower survival rates for OHCA than agencies in White communities. 

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