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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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Posted by DECCAN CHRONICLE. | NEIL PATE PublishedJan 26, 2020, 6:45 am ISTUpdatedJan 26, 2020, 6:45 am IST on Jan 25th 2021

CPR: A lifesaver or death ritual?

CPR: A lifesaver or death ritual?The Indian Council of Medical Research recently drafted a position paper on Do Not Attempt Resuscitation orders for medical practitioners in India.You have seen CPR (c …

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