Researchers found that women receive CPR less often than men, likely because people are not comfortable performing life-saving measures on female bodies.
Researchers believe a crucial feature lacking from most CPR manikins may be the reason women are less likely to receive lifesaving resuscitation from bystanders after suffering cardiac arrest.
If someone's heart suddenly stops beating, they may only have minutes to live. Doing CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) can ...
Learning CPR compression techniques on manikins without breasts contributes towards women being less likely to receive life-saving first aid from bystanders, a study conducted by Australian ...
The study was published in the journal Health Promotion International. Learning CPR compression techniques on manikins without breasts contributes towards women being less likely to receive life ...