The chances of survival for cardiac arrest drop by seven to 10 per cent for every minute that the victim is not resuscitated.
According to the Singapore Heart Foundation (SHF), around 3,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in Singapore every year.
With one-third of the casualties being women, SHF has unveiled a female cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) manikin vest to help save women s lives on National Life Saving Day (Jan. 17).
Here s a closer look at the vest: Photo by Singapore Heart Foundation
Female manikin vests to be distributed to 60 training centres
SHF will be distributing the female manikin vests to around 60 accredited CPR+AED (Automated External Defibrillator) training centres locally.
The Straits Times
Aim is to familiarise them with CPR on female physique, reduce fears of alleged molestation
People learning how to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) using the new female manikin vest at the Singapore Heart Foundation last Friday. Traditionally, CPR training is taught with manikins with a male physique. The manikin vests were distributed starting yesterday, which was National Life Saving Day, and will be issued to 60 CPR and AED training centres. ST PHOTO: YONG LI XUAN
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Singapore Heart Foundation launches first of its kind female CPR manikin vest for training use
Those taking cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) courses will soon be able to practise the emergency procedure on female physiques, with the launch of a female CPR manikin vest by the Singapore Heart Foundation (SHF). The vest, launched in conjunction with National Life Saving Day 2021, has been described as the first of its kind and can be fitted on most CPR manikins in the market, said SHF in a press release.