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Paramedic Calls Out CPR

GENDER GAP... Ambulance Victoria Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance intern, Chenaye Bentley, demonstration the use of a male manikin. Photo: Aaron Cordy

A Melbourne paramedic has launched a petition urging Ambulance Victoria to introduce female anatomical manikins into CPR training, highlighting what he says is a critical and overlooked gap. Jack Walsh, a paramedic since 2012, says he has never trained on a female manikin.

Recent peer-reviewed research found that incorporating female anatomical manikins reduced the time to start CPR by 21 per cent.

GENDER GAP… Ambulance Victoria Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance intern, Chenaye Bentley, demonstration the use of a male manikin. Photo: Aaron Cordy