Long before there was “Annie,” the iconic doll used for CPR-training classes, there was “Mrs. Chase.” Created in 1911, the lifesize Mrs. Chase doll is the first known doll to have been ...

The story of the simulated CPR’s origins goes like this. In 1955, a toymaker drags his own son from a river and performs CPR to bring him back to life. This pivotal moment inspires him create his most ...

The line "Annie are you okay?" - used to check for a response in the patient - features in Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal, after the singer was inspired by his own CPR training.

“And when you look at the Annie doll that commonly people are trained on,” Gulati said. “She is a woman by name, Annie. But Annie doesn’t have breast, unfortunately.

[email protected] A resuscitation training doll lies on a table before me. My mind jumps to a middle school CPR training session when my chest compressions and breathing saved Annie, the school's doll.