It turns out that women are less well taken care of during heart massages.On the one hand, because there is a lack of knowledge of the signs of cardiac danger in a woman.We now know another reason: trained people are reluctant to touch the breasts of a stranger.Faced with this, a female chest model was created, the "Womanikin".Objective: more equality between women and men in the face of cardiac resuscitation, and facilitate the rescue of the second sex.Explanation.
Ignorance of the signs of the heart attack in women
With regard to health and medicine in general, women suffer from many injustices.In 2017, Le Figaro was already alerted to the fact that cardiovascular diseases were the main cause of women's mortality in France.However, there is still a great ignorance today, both by the general public and in nursing staff, signs of the heart crisis specific to women.
In addition, a study by the University of Pennsylvania and shared by the CNN International Edition has shown that in the event of cardiac arrest, women are 27 % less likely to benefit from a massage by a person formed.The reason ?This person would be "reluctant to the idea of touching the breasts of a woman whom she does not know", even if he is in danger, according to the researcher.euse.s.This phenomenon has a price, that of a woman's life.
Exclusively male models
This reluctance to heart massages on women would be partly due to the content of cardio-respiratory resuscitation courses.Indeed, they do not seem to integrate the female chest into their practical courses.Mannequins used to learn cardiac massage in dedicated schools and places are essentially modeled on a male torso.
Faced with this problem, the New York advertising agency Joan Creative, collaborated with the United State of Women organization, in order to create the "Womanikin".This mannequin with a woman's chest will make it possible to achieve cardio-respiratory (RCR) resuscitation on female bodies.Their primary goal is to normalize the execution of cardiac massage on women and thus make the public more awareness.
A removable vest to create yourself
Concretely, the "Womanikin" is a removable vest, which can be put on any standard male first aid model, when it comes to training with the realization of care to maintain a person alive.It contains two pockets in the chest.The Womanikin website.Org allows you to download the design owner for free to create your own model from simple materials.All resuscitation centers and individuals who wish can therefore get it and thus encourage staff formed to put on this vest on a first aid model, before training.
In addition, the advertising agency's website offers some practical advice, such as first aid, to practice cardiac massage as effectively as possible and save the life of a woman.We then learn that chest compressions should be made at the end of the person's sternum, where the coasts meet.The heel must be placed with one hand 5 centimeters from the sternum, closest to the person's face, and place the free hand on each other by crossing your fingers.
"Yes, it means you touch her breasts.Don't worry.You can save her life, ”they explain.Indeed, a life for a little embarrassment should naturally be worth the trouble.With this initiative, Joan Creative and United State of Women aim to make 10 female models and have them cross borders, internationally.In order to accelerate things, their website then offers the public to make donations to support the project.
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