Description
International and some local studies suggest women are less likely to receive bystander CPR when experiencing an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. This even occurs when the cardiac arrest is witnessed and in public. A study from the US suggests that men are less willing to perform CPR on a woman due to fear of being accused of sexual harassment. Why this occurs in Australia is currently unknown.
This PhD will use mixed methods to determine factors associated with the sex difference in bystander CPR.
Essential criteria:
Minimum entry requirements can be found here: https://www.monash.edu/admissions/entry-requirements/minimum
Keywords
cardiac arrest; resuscitation; sex; gender; CPR; emergency medicine
School
School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine » Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
Available options
PhD/Doctorate
Masters by research
Honours
BMedSc(Hons)
Time commitment
Full-time
Part-time
Top-up scholarship funding available
No
Physical location
553 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne (adjacent to The Alfred)
Co-supervisors
Dr
Kathryn Eastwood
Dr
Ziad Nehme