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If I collapse in front of you right now, would you know where to put your hands?

Because for some women, that hesitation can be deadly.

According to the British Heart Foundation, about 8,200 women could still be alive today if they had received CPR.

But many don't, and part of the reason is the training.

Basic life support, CPR and defibrillation are some of the most important things in survival after cardiac arrest.

Early CPR can double or even triple survival.

Here's the problem: most CPR training is done on mannequins with flat male torsos.

Female bodies are rarely represented.

A recent study training nursing students compared CPR performance on male and female torso mannequins.

When mannequins had boobs, students hesitated longer before starting compressions.

Hand placement accuracy dropped from 97.5 to 57.5%.

Correct use of a defibrillator dropped from 98.8 to 31%.

Students also reported embarrassment, fear of touching breasts, fear of judgment and fear of being accused of inappropriate contact.

Over 79% said that they feared touching a woman's chest.

Over 80% said the lack of female mannequins contributes to inequality in emergency care.

But when students trained repeatedly using female torsos, confidence improved.

Technical performance improved.

And anxiety dropped.

Almost 99% said they felt more confident performing CPR on women afterwards.

This isn't just about education, it's about survival.

Women make up nearly half of the global population, but our bodies are still missing from life-saving training.

And if training doesn't reflect real bodies, real people are at risk.

Please sign the petition to push for minimum standards for CPR training, the inclusion of female mannequins in life-saving education.

Because equal training means equal chance of survival.

We deserve equal chance of survival.