CPR manikin diversity for BLS education: Current status mapped by an international cross-sectional survey and steps to reach health equity
The vast majority of reported adult and pediatric CPR manikins are white, male/flat-chested, and lean, and thus lack diversification. Almost one-fifth of respondents indicated to put a bra on a "standard" manikin to simulate a female manikin. Research into diversified manikin use, how to overcome barriers, and its impact on educational and clinical outcomes are needed.
Authors
- Robert Greif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0160-2073)
- Benedikt Schnaubelt
- Marco Neymayer
- Rakesh Garg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5842-8024)
- Natalie Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6852-1660)
- Sebastian Schnaubelt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0057-8200)
- Christoph Veigl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5556-2970)
- Jacqueline Eleonora Ek
- Mario Krammel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2682-1720)
- Lauren Lai King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5836-5318)
- Andrea Kornfehl
- Federico Semeraro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3895-0242)
- Enrico Baldi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6360-224X)
- Zehra’ Al-Hilali
- Mahmoud Tageldin Mustafa
- Sabine Heider
- Pauline Convocar
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- Asia Society (US)
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Mater Dei Hospital (MT)
- Ospedale Maggiore Carlo Alberto Pizzardi (IT)
- Sudan Medical Specialization Board (SD)
- African Federation for Emergency Medicine (ZA)
- Policlinico San Matteo Fondazione (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- University of Turin (IT)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
- Resuscitation Council (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Resuscitation Plus
- Published
- 2025-05-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2025.100984
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.51