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Old 19 March 2007, 04:02 AM
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Chest compression — not mouth-to-mouth resuscitation — seems to be the key in helping someone recover from cardiac arrest, according to new research that further bolsters advice from heart experts.

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Old 19 March 2007, 05:48 AM
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I learned this when I was recertified last year.

What good is getting air into the lungs if you don't pump the blood throgh the lungs to pick up the oxygen and the pump the blood to the organs.
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