In the past, flat-chested manikins were typically used, first aid trainers say.

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — June 1-7 is CPR and AED Awareness Week. Did you know that women are less likely than men to receive CPR? Barriers, experts say, include fear of legal ramifications and ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Four women heroically kept a runner alive after his pulse stopped durning a 5K race. According to the city of Centerville, Gracie Rex, Officer Katie Gerspacher, Katie Rublman and ...

An ambulance service has backed a campaign addressing gender inequality in life-saving treatment during cardiac arrests.

If someone's heart suddenly stops beating, they may only have minutes to live. Doing CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) can increase their chances of survival. CPR makes sure blood keeps pumping, ...

CAMBRIDGE - There's a group of students at MIT and Harvard banding together to save lives by improving CPR training. "There is very little female representation in the curriculum and so we thought we ...

February is American Heart Month. You can do your part by showing YOUR love by learning CPR and AED. In loving memory of KIRO’s Dori Monson, his family is partnering with the Shoreline Fire Department ...

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 ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A woman who saved her co-worker's life is throwing the first pitch at this Saturday's Cincinnati Reds game! That co-worker is alive today, all thanks to a CPR training she actually ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women were less likely than men to receive bystander CPR after a public out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Findings ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about health and U.K. health policy. A third of U.K. adults are are afraid to perform life-saving cardio-pulmonary ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Women are less likely than men to get CPR from a bystander and more likely to die, a new study suggests, and researchers think reluctance to touch a woman's chest might be one ...