Chest Compression-only CPR (AUDIO)

WashU Medicine

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When a person has a heart attack, and the heart stops beating, a new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that the victim will have better odds of survival if the bystanders who work to resuscitate the victim skip the rescue breaths and perform CPR using only chest compressions. Jim Dryden has the story.

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