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NEWS ABOUT: CPR

CPR stories: 5 news summaries

 Travolta Recounts Effort 
 to Save 'Autistic' Jett 

Continuing testimony could be key in $25M extortion case

Sep 23, 09 12:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - John Travolta appeared in a Bahamian court today and recounted his efforts to save dying son Jett earlier this year, E! reports. He also publicly acknowledged Jett's troubles for the first time: "He was autistic. He suffered from a seizure disorder." After a nanny woke them to say... More »

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entertainment • John Travolta • extortion • Bahamas • CPR • mouth-to-mouth resuscitation • criminal trial • Kelly Preston • Jett Travolta

(Newser) - Disco may be dead, but it can still help others live. So say University of Illinois researchers, who found that med students performed CPR more effectively to the beat of the Bee Gees classic “Stayin’ Alive,” notes the Health Blog of the Wall Street Journal. Seems the song... More »

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music • health • medical research • heart failure • CPR

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

Chest compressions key in heart attack CPR, says health group

Apr 1, 08 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 CPR before it's too late,... More »

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health • public health • heart failure • heart attack • cardiac arrest • American Heart Association • health advisories • CPR • heart health • mouth-to-mouth resuscitation • health tips • bystanders

Med Student's Kiss of Life Saves Tiger Cub

Cub passes out, med student mom leaps into cage

Feb 3, 08 12:16 PM CST
(Newser) - A medical student sprang into action when she spotted a tiger cub choking on a piece of meat at a German zoo—and gave the animal mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, or as Der Speigel reports, "mouth-to-muzzle" CPR. "The little baby tiger was gnawing meat off a bone. All of a... More »

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zoo • zookeeper • tiger • CPR • tiger cub • Halle zoo • mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

Heart Assn. Wants You to Learn CPR

Just 15-30% of cardiac arrest victims get lifesaving treatment

Jan 15, 08 3:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Spurred by the "woefully inadequate" number of cardiac arrest victims who receive CPR from a bystander—only 15% to 30%—the American Heart Association is calling for a push to increase and improve CPR training in the US, Reuters reports. The low CPR rate is an “enormous missed... More »

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heart • heart attack • cardiac arrest • American Heart Association • CPR

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