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In good hands

Paring down CPR to just chest compression could save more lives

By Karen Weintraub
November 1, 2010

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From “ER’’ to “House,’’ “Emergency!’’ to “St. Elsewhere,’’ “M.A.S.H.’’ to “Grey’s Anatomy,’’ we’ve all grown up watching dramatic rescues on television medical shows. The patient collapses, the doctor or passerby — always in the right place at the right time — dives in, breathing into the patient’s mouth and pumping on their chest. (Full article: 1097 words)

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