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  • April 2008

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

      Reuters  |  Apr 1, 08 5:21 AM CDT

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

      (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, anything remotely resembling a chest compression could help, reports Reuters. More »

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  • February 2008

    • Med Student's Kiss of Life Saves Tiger Cub

      Der Spiegel  |  Feb 3, 08 12:16 PM CST

      Med Student's Kiss of Life Saves Tiger Cub

      (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 sudden he couldn't breathe and lost consciousness," said the student, a 24-year-old mom visiting the zoo with her own baby. More »

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

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