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Posted by By Jaila Dowdell January 18, 2024 on Jan 27th 2024

CPR: A tool for saving lives

CPR: A tool for saving livesAccording to the American Heart Association, CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is a life-saving emergency operation when the heart stops beating. After cardiac arrest, …

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Posted by By Natalia Cowles November 9, 2023 on Nov 14th 2023

When Was CPR Invented: Unraveling the Lifesaving History

When Was CPR Invented: Unraveling the Lifesaving HistoryCardiopulmonary Resuscitation, commonly known as CPR, is a vital emergency procedure that combines chest compressions with artificial ventilatio …

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Posted by By Joanne Silberner June 15, 2023 on Oct 20th 2023

How a Toilet Plunger Improved CPR

How a Toilet Plunger Improved CPRCardiac arrest patients who received neuroprotective CPR within 11 minutes of a call to 911 were about three times more likely to survive with good brain function than …

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Posted by By Jim deMaine September 22, 2023 on Sep 26th 2023

OPINION: I don’t want CPR; will anyone listen?

OPINION: I don’t want CPR; will anyone listen?I’m 85 years old and am in reasonably good health considering my age — mild hypertension, cured prostate cancer and macular degeneration. It’s been a wond …

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