A 2024 study of 20 models of CPR manikins sold worldwide found that three-quarters were described as male or had no sex specified. The manikins reflect a wider tendency in medical teaching and research to treat the male body as standard.
A 2024 study of 20 models of CPR manikins sold worldwide found that three-quarters were described as male or had no sex specified.
The manikins reflect a wider tendency in medical teaching and research to treat the male body as standard.
study of 19,331 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, 39 percent of women who collapsed in public received bystander CPR, compared with 45% of men.
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A 2024 study of 20 models of CPR manikins sold worldwide found that three-quarters were described as male or had no sex specified. The manikins reflect a wider tendency in medical teaching and research to treat the male body as standard. study of 19,331 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, 39 percent of women who collapsed in public received bystander CPR, compared with 45% of men.
Many people will learn CPR using a flat-chested manikin. Of the 20, only one offered a breast overlay. The lack of female representation can have consequences.
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