Question follow-through · 74951

Heart Diseases: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for which females who have an out of hospital cardiac arrest are less likely to receive (a) resuscitation and (b) defibrillation than males.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
4 Sept 2025
Target answer date
8 Sept 2025
Answer
15 Sept 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for which females who have an out of hospital cardiac arrest are less likely to receive (a) resuscitation and (b) defibrillation than males.

  2. 8 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    Immediate resuscitation and defibrillation can substantially improve the chance of survival after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. While fewer than one in ten people survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, defibrillation within three to five minutes ...

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