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 ...

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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of women. And yet, women are less likely to receive bystander CPR to save their lives than men. "Bystanders are concerned about ...

A female CPR dummy. A team of EMS instructors in Boston have started a petition calling for gender inclusive CPR dummies. PHOTO COURTESY OF AORTA VIA WIKIMEDIA A team of emergency medical services ...

NAPERVILLE, Ill. (WLS) -- A high school student says she's determined to change the status quo when it comes to CPR training. She is working with state lawmakers to have female manikins used during ...

The Illinois legislature passed a bill requiring female CPR manikins for schools, with most Republicans voting against the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A bill moving to the Illinois House floor could require schools to include female CPR manikins in health curriculum. Current state law requires all secondary schools to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever noticed that almost all CPR practice dummies are males? Hardly anyone can say they practiced CPR on a female dummy.