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Archive Home > 2005 > June > 30 > This well-known technique doesn't save many lives.

This well-known technique doesn't save many lives.

Defibrillators are the future of emergency resuscitation. CPR is fading.

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
June 30, 2005

t's a scene that's been replayed on television hundreds of times. A man drops to the floor clutching his chest. Our hero rushes over and with great gusto and drama begins a series of chest compressions, bringing the person back to life.

Only that's more Hollywood than reality.

A 1996 study of....

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