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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.
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Research from life-saving charity Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) in partnership with the University of Surrey has shown the benefits of dispatching HEMS to patients with a sudden, unexplained LOC of medical origin and a high prevalence of acute neurological pathology.
The study - which is believed to be the first published about HEMS dispatch to non-trauma (neuro) cases - also highlights how HEMS dispatchers in dialogue with ambulance personnel are able to select patients requiring HEMS-specific interventions and, based on its findings, identifies opportunities to improve triage for these patients.
Through a retrospective study of all patients with a LOC attended by KSS between 2nd July 2013 and 19th December 2017 the research found:
Study highlights the benefits of HEMS interventions to improve triage for trauma patients
Research from life-saving charity Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) in partnership with the University of Surrey has shown the benefits of dispatching HEMS to patients with a sudden, unexplained LOC of medical origin and a high prevalence of acute neurological pathology.
The study - which is believed to be the first published about HEMS dispatch to non-trauma (neuro) cases - also highlights how HEMS dispatchers in dialogue with ambulance personnel are able to select patients requiring HEMS-specific interventions and, based on its findings, identifies opportunities to improve triage for these patients.