Could your CPR Manikin Be Costing Lives?
11 August 2026
When someone suffers a cardiac arrest, every second counts. Yet research shows that women are less likely than men to receive potentially lifesaving CPR from a bystander. A US study found that women were 14% less likely to receive bystander CPR than men. In the UK, St John Ambulance research found that 68% of women were likely to receive CPR from a bystander, compared with 73% of men. Whilst the situation appears better in the UK, there is still a