2 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a key lifesaving measure for serious cardiovascular emergencies such as heart attacks, strokes, or drowning. Wherever pre-out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur, CPR substantially increases the chances of survival.
In 2021 alone, around 18 million people worldwide died due to cardiovascular problems. This represents 1/3 of all global deaths.

What if…

CPR is not “rocket science” – even for laypeople. With clear instructions and regular hands-on practice, anyone can learn CPR and make sure they know what to do in an emergency. Unfortunately, for many people around the globe, first aid courses to learn CPR are not easily accessible. Therefore, alternative ways to learn CPR are becoming increasingly important. Such alternative ways include remote learning via direct or recorded online instructions, classes taught in the community and schools or peer-led teaching. Mostly, they require the use of affordable manikins for the manual practice of chest compression.

Our vision is to boost first aid worldwide by spreading the idea of easy-to-use, easily accessible, and easy-to-build do-it-yourself (DIY) CPR Manikins.

DIY CPR Manikins might not be the right solution for every situation, but we see them as a valuable addition to commercially distributed CPR training manikins – used where it makes sense.
With mymanikins.info, we want to give every person the means to train CPR to have the courage and ability to act in an emergency.
Help us to empower people all over the world to practice chest compressions and save lives thanks to DIY CPR Manikins – free of charge.

Who we are

The initiative for mymanikins.info started 2021 within the Swiss Lifesaving Society (SLRG) – one out of four rescue organizations under the Swiss Red Cross – when Reto (Managing Director of the Swiss Lifesaving Society) noticed a picture of a DIY CPR Manikin in a workshop about the further development of the first aid sector within the Swiss Red Cross. – the thought “What if CPR training with such simple devices would be similar or at least as effective as with commercially available manikins?” followed him since then.

Since early 2022, Tina (Leader Researcher Network) and Esther (Project Leader) are working within the DIY CPR Manikins Project together with many more people – researchers, professionals in different fields such as First Aid, Graphic Design, Communication, Video Production, Fundraising to just name a view – that have contributed and still contribute to mymanikins.

THANK YOU ❤️ for your great engagement, your energy, your contribution, and your support! 

mymanikins.info is open for everyone to use, share or contribute. We have taken the first step – now it’s your turn to help spread the word and promote the DIY CPR Manikins so lives can be saved across the world.

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