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Article: CPR by bystanders infrequent, often inadequate.(Cardiovascular Medicine)(Cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
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- Internal Medicine News
- Article date:
- February 15, 2008
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Bystander-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation saves lives but occurs far too infrequently and is often provided inadequately, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.
The statement calls for a concerted effort by health care providers, policy makers, and community leaders to provide education and training to improve the rate and quality of bystander CPR (Circulation 2008 [Epub doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.188486]).
"CPR is an inexpensive and readily available technique that can save lives. Therefore, the number of people trained in CPR must increase, and the quality of CPR provided by every rescuer must improve," Dr. ...