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  • Resuscitation Rates in Out-of-Hospital Arrests Are Woeful Resuscitation Rates in Out-of-Hospital Arrests Are Woeful Resuscitation rates in out-of hospital cardiac arrest are woefully low, new US research finds, fueled by poor use of bystander CPR and AED employment, which does show some variability according to the race of the victim. But focusing on the "race thing" oversimplifies the problem, say researchers, who also found that AEDs were located too far away from victims in 75% of cases.
  • Active Rewarming After Therapeutic Hypothermia In a study of cardiac arrest survivors managed with hypothermia, active rewarming did not worsen outcomes.
 

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