Hosted on MSN

Why CPR training has been failing women for decades and how a new manikin will save lives

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States. Most people know that – it’s a statistic that has been repeated enough times that it almost loses its weight. What is spoken ...
AOL

Woman tackling CPR taboo calls for female manikins

Despite going on numerous first aid courses, Chloe Lipton said she had never practised CPR on a female manikin A campaigner says she is calling for female manikins to be mandatory in CPR and ...
KCCI Des Moines

'CPR saved my life': Iowa woman's survival underscores new lifesaving guidelines

KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT TEN. THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION IS OUT WITH UPDATED CPR RECOMMENDATIONS. A DES MOINES WOMAN CREDITS CPR WITH SAVING HER LIFE. KCCI JODI LONG HAS HER STORY. A LOT OF TIMES IT’S ...
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 ...