stackyFACTSEvery time someone practices mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, they are making out with the ghost of a 19th-century Parisian tragedy.
Every time someone practices mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, they are making out with the ghost of a 19th-century Parisian tragedy. The face of the standard 'Rescue Annie' CPR dummy is molded directly from the death mask of an unidentified young woman who drowned in the River Seine. Her enigmatic, peaceful expression was deemed perfect for teaching modern life-saving techniques to millions of slightly creeped-out students.
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