Tyla

Women are less likely to receive life-saving CPR, doctor explains why

GP Dr Mohammed Ditta has explained to Tyla the reason why women are less likely to receive CPR than their male counterparts ...
News4Jax

Women in cardiac arrest less likely to get CPR from bystanders

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – If a man drops to the ground, many people will assume he's having a heart attack and bystanders will likely call 911 and start CPR. But if a woman displays the exact same symptoms ...
UPI

Bystanders less likely to give CPR to women

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, ...
WLWT

CPR mannequins are getting breasts -- with the goal of saving women's lives

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 are 27% ...

Naperville Central student takes on female disparity issue in CPR training

A Naperville student wants male and female manikins used in high school CPR training so anatomy doesn’t keep someone from ...
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 ...