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New study doubles survival to hospital discharge after cardiac arrest
11-06-2007 · EurekAlert!A new seven-city study on the impact of new CPR techniques supports the widespread use of the American Heart Association's new 2005 CPR guidelines, according to the study presented at the AHA's Scientific Sessions Nov. 4 in Orlando. Lead author, Tom P. Aufderheide, MD, professor of emergency medicine, at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, presented the data.
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