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on March 31, 2008

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Hands-Only (Compression-Only) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Call to Action for Bystander Response to Adults Who Experience Out-of-Hospital Sudden Cardiac Arrest. A Science Advisory for the Public From the American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee

Michael R. Sayre MD, Robert A. Berg MD, FAHA, Diana M. Cave RN, MSN, Richard L. Page MD, FAHA, Jerald Potts PhD, FAHA, and Roger D. White MD

Key words: AHA Scientific Statement • cardiopulmonary resuscitation • death, sudden • heart arrest • resuscitation

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