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CPR guidelines updated to stress rescue breaths for drowning victims Drowning is top cause of death in young children; experts say new CPR rules could save livesDrowning is the number one cause of dea …

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CPR and AED Awareness Week brings attention to sudden cardiac arrest National CPR and AED Awareness Week is June 1-7, bringing attention to cardiac arrest and the importance of bystander intervention. …

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Rochester students get hands-on CPR training with new kits The American Heart Association was at Edison Career and Technology High School in Rochester Friday to teach students how to perform CPR. It&r …

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Bill requiring CPR training for emergency medical dispatchers heads to House floorA plan ensuring 9-1-1 dispatchers know how to properly teach people to perform CPR over the phone is one ste …

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  Teen’s quick CPR saves grandmother’s life, family honored at Richmond Heart Ball   A Chesterfield teenager’s swift action in performing CPR saved her grandmother’s …

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American Heart Association advocates for money to keep life-saving lessons in schools Every year, more than 350,000 people in the U.S. suffer cardiac arrest outside a hospital. Only one in 10 survive. …

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