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17 October 2026

St John introduces female-form manikins to address cardiac arrest survival gender gap

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Source reporting: rnz.co.nz

St John introduces female-form manikins to address cardiac arrest survival gender gap

Women are less likely to survive cardiac arrest outside hospitals. St John hopes 16 new manikins will help the mission to turn that around.

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