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Quick CPR from lay rescuers can nearly double survival for children after cardiac arrest
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed within five minutes of a child's heart stopping nearly doubled their chances of survival, according to preliminary research to be presented at the ...
The odds of survival increased 91% when a lay rescuer started CPR within one minute after the cardiac arrest, 98% when initiated in two to three minutes and 37% when performed in four to five minutes ...
CPR on TV is often inaccurate — but watching characters jump to the rescue can still save real lives
Lastly, we found that almost 65% of the people receiving hands-only CPR and 73% of rescuers performing CPR were white and ...
CPR for children consists of cycles of 30 chest compressions, at 100-120 compressions per minute, followed by two breaths. For adults, bystander CPR administered within 10 minutes after cardiac arrest ...
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