Lifesaving devices missing near the scene of three-quarters of cardiac arrests
Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 16:30
in Health & Medicine
More than 75 percent of cardiac arrest victims are stricken too far away from an automated external defibrillator for the lifesaving device to be obtained quickly enough to offer the best chance at saving their lives, according to new research.
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