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Everything You Need to Know About Doing CPRCardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a hands-on emergency intervention used to restore breathing and a heartbeat in a person who has gone into cardiac arre …

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AEDS, CPR, AND HOW YOU CAN SAVE A LIFEYou’ve seen signs posted in public places that an AED is on the premises. AED stands for automated external defibrillator — or, more accurately, semi-automated si …

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Telecommunicator CPR (T-CPR): Meaning, Challenges & OutcomesFor people who experience Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA), the first line of help is often a bystander, or a loved one in their home who sees th …

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Virginians Urged to Learn CPR on World Restart a Heart DayARLINGTON, Va. -- Last month, a health researcher in the Washington, D.C., area gave CPR to a man suffering a heart attack on a local bike tra …

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Do you know that there is an AHA BLS Advisor Card?The American Heart Association has created a BLS Advisor card for those people who can not physically do the hands on practice and testing in the Basi …

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CPR, not ‘scoop and run,’ should be priority with cardiac arrest patientsUB physicians determined that cardiac arrest patients have the best chance of survival if they receive CPR on site, rather than …

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