CPR

Unless this article is made up (which of course it might be) then it is not made up. It doesn’t remotely surprise me that people would have concerns.

Here, if Guardian is more palatable as a news source (although it's pushing it in some respects lately...)

www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/12/cpr-gender-women-men-bystanders-study

I’m a st john ambulance member and I’ve seen men be told several times that if you’re performing CPR etc on a woman ask someone to watch you to make sure nothing inappropriate etc happens. Sad, but much better than the alternative of women not speaking up about sexual abuse.

Sadly some people do think like this (but I agree this is likely to be part of the backlash)
Many years ago a teacher (Union Rep) challenged me in public when I advised colleagues about how to put a child subject to collapsing into the recovery position. He warned everybody that they were likely to be on the receiving end of allegations of inappropriate touching. I suggested that they might face more serious charges if they stood by and said child choked on their tongue because they refused to administer appropriate help.
Sadly twattery is everywhere.

This was reported in non-DM media too! The research was published in a US cardiology journal, commissioned by heart health organisations. Fewer women survive cardiac arrest occurring in public places (so no medics - CPR performed by bystanders).

I was told this in my first aid training too - if you are removing thick clothing etc, looking for the chest to rise and fall, it could be misconstrued by ridiculous passers by.

The same reason most blokes on their own wouldn't go to the aid of a crying child.

CPR frequently doesn't work anyway so I wouldn't worry about it too much...

Sounds completely made up to me, and like it might be part of the Mail's (and various other media outlets') backlash against #metoo. I can't imagine a situation where CPR on someone who's collapsed unconscious could possibly be mistaken for sexual harrassment.

Give over

I would have thought not knowing how to do it would be the biggest issue. Was the article based on any research?