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Skip Liplock, 'Go for the Heart' to Save a Life

Chest compressions key in heart attack CPR, says health group

By Zach Samalin, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 1, 2008 5:21 AM CDT

(Newser) – Reluctant bystanders can skip mouth-to-mouth resuscitation if they witness someone collapse from a heart attack, but should attempt "hands-only" CPR to save a life, the American Heart Association has recommended. With less than a third of cardiac arrest victims receiving any form of... Read full story »

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Skip Liplock, 'Go for the Heart' to Save a Life

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