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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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As fewer Americans die from heart attacks, more succumb to chronic heart disease Since 1970, deaths from heart attacks have dropped nearly 90%, thanks to life-saving interventions and public health me …

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Statins Could Prevent 27% of Heart Attacks, Strokes Tens of thousands of people suffer needless heart attacks and strokes every year because they aren’t taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, a new …

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CPR Coach Training Boosts Coach Presence on Code Teams in Pediatric ICUCoach presence on code teams is significantly increased following a quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) coach training in …

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Learning CPR on manikins without breasts puts women’s lives at risk, study findsMost CPR manikins don’t have breasts, which contributes towards women being less likely to receive life-saving first aid …

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New defib placement increases chance of surviving heart attack by 264%Placing defibrillator pads on the chest and back, rather than the usual method of putting two on the chest, increases the odds of …

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