The push you need to learn CPR
Only about 18% of adults in the United States are currently trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), although 65% say they’ve been trained in the past. Doing CPR on a person in cardiac arrest (when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating) more than doubles their odds of survival. People can learn CPR in a class thought the American Heart Association or American Red Cross. The key technique—pushing hard and fast on the center of the chest—can keep blood circulating until the person’s heart can be shocked back into a normal rhythm with a defibrillator.
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