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This episode of Inside EMS is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit\xa0lexipol.com.\nThis week cohost Kelly Grayson is joined by guest host Greg Friese, editorial director for Lexipol, and the pair discuss a Canadian research study on the diversity of CPR manikins used in instructive social media posts within North and South America.\nDuring a two year period, researchers found that fewer than 10% of the more than 200 manikin images used in social media instructional posts represented Black or Asian patients, while fewer than 2% represented overweight individuals.\n\u201cI kind of rolled my eyes at the study itself, but it does speak to a larger issue,\u201d Grayson said. \u201cNo CPR manikin looks like me; none of them have legs and they all have at least one less chin than I do, but [this research] does speak to a larger issue in EMS, and society as a whole, about diversity and inclusivity in our profession.\u201d\nWhat do you think about the study? Listen to the full conversation and add\xa0your comments on the topic below.\nAdditional resources for EMS education\nThe 'hidden curriculum' in EMS education: Teaching the good, the bad and the ugly\nTeaching differential diagnosis\nHow to recognize lazy students, bad instructors