High quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) increases survival outcomes. Smaller rescuers have been found to be at risk of providing inadequate CPR, particularly relating to chest compression ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If someone appears to be in cardiac arrest, doctors stress the importance of helping. (Getty Images) (Getty Images) Many medical ...

Bystanders are less likely to give life-saving CPR to women having a cardiac arrest in public than men, leading to more women dying from the common health emergency, researchers said Monday.

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 ...

CLIMAX, Mich. — In December 2008, Amy Swager was in some of the best shape of her life. She ran 5Ks, had seven children and was generally healthy for a 41-year-old. She also had a sudden cardiac ...

Thames Valley Air Ambulance include manikins with breasts in its CPR awareness sessions New figures show women are less likely than men to receive bystander CPR as many "feel unsure about touching a ...

CPR mannequins are getting breasts -- with the goal of saving women's lives. The so-called Womanikin is an attachment for flat-chested CPR dummies that aims to change the finding that women are 27% ...

Women are less likely than men to make a full recovery from a cardiac arrest. Emma Hammett explores the reasons behind this and advises dental professionals on managing heart attacks in women. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Training will be given across Northamptonshire on how to give CPR to women [Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner] ...

A fire service is using a bespoke female CPR manikin to help "reduce hesitation in people delivering emergency care to women". Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service's prevention team hopes the new ...