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CPR: The first response to cardiac arrestImagine you are at a wedding but the groom, who is about to say “I do” collapses at the altar. What would you do if you were among the audience? Scream? Create …

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Man who saved his wife's life now plans to help others with his inventionDonovan Casey, 60, shares his incredible story with Take 5... My phone slipped out of my hand and fell down the side of the be …

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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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Basic CPR/AED training can dramatically increase Cardiac Arrest survivalThe Orland Fire Protection District has a 71 percent Cardiac Arrest “Save Rate,” one of the highest in the region. Training in C …

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Knowing CPR could make you a lifesaver, but not everyone has easy access to training.As an emergency medicine pediatrician at Children’s Minnesota, Dr. Manu Madhok cares for some of the smallest and m …

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Cardiac arrests more deadly for Asian-Americans, even with CPR, study findsAsian adults in the United States who suffer cardiac arrest are less likely to survive than White adults, even when given bys …

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