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Fire Department Puts Pasadena’s Shockable Cardiac Arrest Survival at 57%, Far Above National Rate The city counted 103 non-traumatic cardiac arrests last year and a bystander CPR rate of 56% Pas …

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Smyrna Firefighters' CPR Save Turns Seizure Call Into Cardiac Arrest Rescue A 911 call dispatched as a seizure turned out to be something far more dire when Smyrna Fire Department Firefighter Alfred M …

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Cardiac arrest survival rates fell in early years of pandemic Survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) fell during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, with Black and Hispanic pat …

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New research reveals surprising outcomes in overdose-related cardiac arrestsPeople whose hearts suddenly stop due to a drug overdose are younger, have fewer health problems and are more likely to surv …

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925 Automated External Defibrillators to be Distributed Among Central Minnesota First RespondersFirst responders around central Minnesota will be sharing in a grant to provide 925 automated external d …

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Requiring CPR/AED Training in Schools May Improve OHCA RatesStates with laws requiring CPR/automated external defibrillator (AED) training in high school have higher rates of bystander CPR after out-o …

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