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How to save a life with CPR
Category: Health
Duration: 00:19:21
Publish Date: 2026-01-27 08:00:03
Description: Every year, more than 350,000 people go into cardiac arrest outside of a hospital setting in the United States. CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, can help double or triple survival rates. In this episode, we'll explain the basics of this emergency procedure so you can feel empowered to help in a life-or-death situation. This episode originally published on October 26, 2023.

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