Women are 27 per cent less likely to receive CPR from bystanders during a cardiac arrest, leading to an urgent need to ...

If someone appears to be in cardiac arrest, doctors stress the importance of helping. (Getty Images) Many medical organizations stress the importance of knowing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and ...

(CNN) -- CPR mannequins are getting breasts -- with the goal of saving women's lives. The so-called Womanikin is an attachment for flat-chested CPR dummies that aims to change the finding that women ...

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When it comes to CPR, you gotta get grabbed. That’s why a new product, the Womanikin, is putting boobs on CPR mannequins. They’re not just for show: The altered model aims to combat the disparity ...

Like countless other things in our culture, the plastic dummies used to train medical professionals and others to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are designed for men. Despite the fact ...

AT 11:00 A.M. IN THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM OF THE YWCA. TALITHA: IT’S NATIONAL CPR WEEK, WHICH MAKES A NEW STATISTIC EVEN MORE STARTLING. WOMEN ARE 27% LESS LIKELY TO RECEIVE CPR THAN MEN. RESEARCHERS ...

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If a woman drops to the ground in public experiencing a cardiac arrest, studies show, bystanders are less likely to come to her aid and perform CPR. Why? Breasts. That gender disparity — just one ...

MONDAY, Nov. 5, 2018 -- Some bystanders may avoid performing CPR on women because they fear hurting them, or even being accused of sexual assault, preliminary research suggests. In two new studies, ...

Many medical organizations stress the importance of knowing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and acting quickly if someone appears to be in cardiac arrest. But research has shown that less than ...