
20/08/2025
Anyone CPR certified?
One study* found that out of 20 dummies used in a certification course, only one had breast overlays, meaning participants couldn’t actually practice on a dummy that accurately portrayed an average woman. The study also found that during a cardiac emergency, bystanders are less likely to provide women with CPR because they wouldn’t feel comfortable performing the procedure and touching their breasts.
When women are blatantly overlooked in tests and trainings like these and others—crash test dummies or defibrillator pad training—it not only proves to be unjust...it can quite literally mean life or death.
*Study: “CPR training as a gender and rights-based healthcare issue”