Journal article

CPR training as a gender and rights-based healthcare issue

RA Szabo, K Forrest, P Morley, S Barwick, K Bajaj, K Britt, SA Yong, J Park-Ross, D Story, J Stokes-Parish

Health Promotion International | OXFORD UNIV PRESS | Published : 2024

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Abstract

It is not understood how cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training, specifically the representation of sex in CPR manikins, contributes to inequitable outcomes in cardiac arrest survival. The aim of this study was to identify the sex and chest wall secondary sexual characteristics of CPR manikins on the global market. The secondary aim was to identify if manikin manufacturing companies had a publicly available sustainability policy or equivalent, and if these covered products were manufactured. We conducted an observational descriptive study of the secondary sex characteristics and named sex of CPR training manikins available on the global market, and equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI)..

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Funding Acknowledgements

The research team would like to acknowledge Vanessa Zimmerman global expert in Business and Human Rights and the Pillar Two team for consultation and expert input about the UNGPs. For the avoidance of doubt, this support did not include the analysis of company data that was conducted solely by the authors. None of the views expressed in this article, including the analysis of publicly available information about the companies referenced, should be taken as reflecting the views of any person or institution referenced in these acknowledgements. The team would also like to acknowledge peer reviewers for their helpful comments and editors for their support and guidance in shepherding this manuscript. The University of Melbourne and Bond University librarians for their assistance with literature searches.