"give people confidence to act quickly and save lives."
"I'm passionate about giving people the confidence to carry out CPR and use a defibrillator which could save a life,"
"Removing a bra can make the difference between life and death,"
Women are 27% less likely than men to receive bystander CPR, with stigma and uncertainty about removing bras for defibrillator pads cited as contributing factors. The #BraOffDefibOn initiative, launched in 2022, promotes normalising bra removal to improve women's survival chances in cardiac arrest. Worthing community first responder Sally Holmes delivered dozens of CPR training sessions and trained 1,165 people in 2025 across 54 sessions to build confidence in CPR and defibrillator use. Training efforts aim to break taboos, reduce inequalities in life-saving treatment, and increase bystander willingness to act quickly during cardiac arrests.
Read at www.bbc.com
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