Interestingly enough this isn't exclusively a gender issue. Many people are concerned about giving CPR in a variety of situations for a variety of reasons.
People often don't give mouth to mouth at all due to the probably that the other person will vomit in your mouth. Face masks are rarely available if you incouter someone who needs CPR in the street.
And since chest compressions often do break cartilage and have been know to fracture ribs, even when performed exactly correctly, some people are afraid of hurting the other person/getting sued.
EMTs give CPR when on duty, as do a number of other medical professionals who are actively at work. However, fear of lawsuits prevents a number of people who are certified in CPR to be unwilling to perform it off duty.
Basically, if you don't know someone, and you aren't responsible for saving their life, it's likely you will have second thoughts about performing CPR. Now, plenty of people still will perform CPR, even with second thoughts.
I agree with that I just call on duty EMTs and get the nearest AED because I have had bad experiences with getting sued for dumb shit like them having chest pain because I broke there ribs.
Cue:
"Mr sansweet didn't ask to be saved, Mr Sansweet didn't WANT to be saved, and the injuries caused by (*shuffles card*) the EMT's 'actions,' so-called, causes him daily pain!"
Yeah, and that's great if you have an AED available. But A. You very well might not and B. AEDs are move effective when used with CPR.
But if you don't know that guy whose not breathing, hey, it's not your problem if he dies, right?
People often don't give mouth to mouth at all due to the probably that the other person will vomit in your mouth. Face masks are rarely available if you incouter someone who needs CPR in the street.
And since chest compressions often do break cartilage and have been know to fracture ribs, even when performed exactly correctly, some people are afraid of hurting the other person/getting sued.
EMTs give CPR when on duty, as do a number of other medical professionals who are actively at work. However, fear of lawsuits prevents a number of people who are certified in CPR to be unwilling to perform it off duty.
Basically, if you don't know someone, and you aren't responsible for saving their life, it's likely you will have second thoughts about performing CPR. Now, plenty of people still will perform CPR, even with second thoughts.
"Mr sansweet didn't ask to be saved, Mr Sansweet didn't WANT to be saved, and the injuries caused by (*shuffles card*) the EMT's 'actions,' so-called, causes him daily pain!"
But if you don't know that guy whose not breathing, hey, it's not your problem if he dies, right?