Chest compression-only CPR improves survival in cardiac arrest patients, study finds
Sunday, October 17, 2010 - 21:40
in Health & Medicine
Heart attack patients whose hearts have stopped beating and who receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation from bystanders fare better if their resuscitators skip the rescue breaths and do only chest compression, according to a new study.
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