Women and those with breasts are less likely to receive CPR and survive cardiac arrest than men, according to a recent study.

There is evidence that how people act in resuscitation training scenarios mirrors what they do in real ... perform CPR on people with breasts. We also need greater education about women's risk ...

Women are also less likely to survive CPR and more likely to have brain damage ... training scenarios mirrors what they do in real emergencies. This means it’s vital to train people to recognise ...

Kylie Jillings was 18 when she almost died after suffering swelling on her brain. The mum from Lowestoft, Suffolk, who had just had her first baby, was saved only after paramedics performed CPR on ...

Researchers found that women receive CPR less often than men, likely because people are not comfortable performing life-saving measures on female bodies Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer ...

Learning CPR compression techniques on manikins without breasts contributes towards women being less likely ... breasts and something different" in a real-life emergency. Breasts may also ...

According to a recent study, since CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation is usually practised on mannequins that do not have breasts and are flat-chested, women who need this life-saving first-aid ...

Stephanie Ho didn’t know a swimming CPR course she took several years ago would save the life of her colleague, Carmen Wong, who collapsed at their Markham insurance office last year. “I jumped in and ...