A vital community first responder is shining a light on the gender disparities in women receiving CPR. Worthing Community First Responder (CFR), Sally Holmes is supporting the campaign #BraOffDefibOn.

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 ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – According to statistics from the American Heart Association, a majority of studies reveal women are less likely to receive bystander CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The ...

If you were to have a heart attack, you’d hope someone nearby knew how to perform lifesaving CPR, which can greatly improve your chances of survival (only 10% of people who experience cardiac arrest ...

An analysis of more than 160 TV episodes showed dramas tend to focus on white people or men receiving CPR, which mirrors real-life disparities where women and black and Latino adults are less likely ...

DALLAS, Jan. 12, 2026 — TV depictions of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest may mislead viewers about who is most likely to need cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and where it’s needed, according to new ...

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 12, 2026—Scripted television often shows outdated CPR techniques for lay people, potentially fueling misconceptions that could delay bystanders’ lifesaving interventions in the ...

The first time I learned CPR, I was sitting shoulder-to-shoulder with my peers in a dimly lit classroom as an earnest gym teacher played a video about Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) and ...