Woman tackling CPR taboo calls for female manikins

Chloe Lipton says changing the dummies used for CPR training could help save women's lives.
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Why women are less likely to receive lifesaving CPR

In December 2008, Amy Swager was in some of the best shape of her life. She ran 5Ks, had seven children and was generally healthy for a 41-year-old. She also had a sudden cardiac arrest. At a hair ...
Philadelphia Mag

Women Are Less Likely to Get CPR in an Emergency. Here’s Why That Needs to Change.

People are less likely to perform CPR on a woman. The American Heart Association is trying to change that. If you suffer cardiac arrest, CPR can double your chance of survival. Yet women who ...
Yahoo

Why people are less likely to give CPR to women who collapse

Bystanders are less likely to give women who go into cardiac arrest chest compressions in public places due to anxiety about touching their breasts, according to a new study. Research by St John ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Lower cardiac arrest survival in women may be linked to CPR manikins: 5 study notes

Ninety-five percent of CPR training manikins on the global market are flat-chested, possibly contributing to disproportionate survival outcomes for women after cardiac arrest, according to a study ...
KPLC

Women 14% less likely to receive CPR from bystanders

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - When a heart stops beating during sudden cardiac arrest, CPR from a bystander doubles the chance of survival. However, women are 14% less likely to receive bystander CPR and ...