The Risessa Annie Mannequin

The Risessa Annie mannequin was created by Osmond Lairdoll in the 1950s. The toy maker came up with the idea after his two-year-old son fell into the water and he couldn't get out. He shook him upside down to rescue him, a technique that later became known as CPR.

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