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'I am a very lucky man': Portland man survives after two 'guardian angels' perform CPRRon Rhodes' recovery is a testament to how CPR can increase someone’s chance of survival, if given within the firs …

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Woman describes surviving sudden cardiac arrest at age 22: "It can happen at any time to anybody"Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of women in the U.S. Each year, more than 350,000 out-o …

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Black, Hispanic individuals less likely to receive bystander CPR, no matter the settingWASHINGTON — In a new study, bystander CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest was performed less frequently for B …

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My friends were watching me die: How an Auckland futsal player survived cardiac arrestIt feels strange to watch yourself dying.Josh Margetts doesn't remember the day he collapsed on a futsal court whe …

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Firefighters, Police Can Be Lifesavers If You're Hit by Cardiac ArrestYou have a much better chance of surviving a cardiac arrest if non-medical first responders immediately begin CPR or use an automa …

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Heart attack survivor meets Cypress security guard who helped save his lifeA man in Cypress got to meet his hero. We caught up with them at their reunion, after the security guard at Memorial Hermann …

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