"We know that TV depictions of health topics can influence viewers," said Beth Hoffman, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of behavioral and community health sciences. "We've also seen news stories about people saving lives because of the CPR they learned from watching it on screen. Considering the sheer number of people who watch TV, it's important to think of how to leverage this to improve the likelihood that people will perform CPR and save lives."
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Or read Hoffman's summary of her work in CPR on TV in The Conversation:
Television characters who experience cardiac arrest outside a hospital are more likely to receive CPR than people in real life. But the CPR on these shows often depicts outdated practices and inaccuracies about who is most likely to experience cardiac arrest and where, according to newly published research from my team at the University of Pittsburgh.
How CPR is portrayed in the media is important to understand because research has shown that health content on screen can influence viewers...
CPR on TV is often inaccurate – but watching characters jump to the rescue can still save real lives
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