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AED Use by Bystanders Improves Survival After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
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Title AED Use by Bystanders Improves Survival After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/565379?src=rss
Description A review of out of hospital cardiac arrests in 11 cities in the United States and Canada shows an impressive increase in survivors with the public availability of automated external defibrillators. Medscape Medical News
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date Nov 6, 2007
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