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Posted by American Academy of CPR and First Aid, INC on Jan 31st 2021

Make-believe CPR Stories and Ideas Claiming Lives Worldwide

Make-believe CPR Stories and Ideas Claiming Lives WorldwideWhat is Cardiopulmonary resuscitation?Cardiopulmonary resuscitation it is one of the best emergency procedures that is administered to an ind …

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Posted by By LaTrice Currie Wednesday, June 3rd 2020, 8:36 PM EDT on Jan 30th 2021

National CPR Week raises awareness for saving lives

National CPR Week raises awareness for saving livesEvery second counts. That’s the message the American Heart Association and cardiologists want to stress during national CPR week.Statistics show that …

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Posted by HEART HEALTH, UNC STORIES October 17, 2018 on Jan 29th 2021

AED Saves Teenager’s Life After Cardiac Arrest

AED Saves Teenager’s Life After Cardiac ArrestIt was just another day in gym class for 16-year-old student-athlete Cameron Burley when, suddenly, his heart stopped during a game of basketball. What ha …

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Posted by Susan J. Diem, M.D., M.P.H., John D. Lantos, M.D., and James A. Tulsky, M.D. June 13, 1996 N Engl J Med 1996; 334:1578-1582 DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199606133342406 on Jan 28th 2021

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation on Television — Miracles and Misinformation

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation on Television — Miracles and MisinformationAbstractBACKGROUNDResponsible, shared decision making on the part of physicians and patients about the potential use of cardiop …

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Posted by This blog was written by Lynn Bemenderfer, M.D., FACOG. Feb 27, 2019 6:30:00 AM on Jan 27th 2021

A CPR SUCCESS STORY

A CPR SUCCESS STORY“Thank you, I have more time with my wife and kids and I am forever grateful…”CPR saves lives! CPR – or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation – is an emergency lifesaving procedure performe …

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Posted by Matt McKenna Philips Product and Services Website - Matt McKenna on Jan 26th 2021

A poolside crisis with a very happy ending

A poolside crisis with a very happy endingMatt McKenna was an athletic 15 year old. He had just returned from an intensive lacrosse summer camp and was doing flips off a diving board when his mother, …

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