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. 2020 Sep 29;142(13):1233-1235.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.048909. Epub 2020 Jul 10.

Overcoming Fears to Save Lives: COVID-19 and the Threat to Bystander CPR in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Sarah M Perman  1
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Overcoming Fears to Save Lives: COVID-19 and the Threat to Bystander CPR in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Sarah M Perman. Circulation. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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Suggested best practices for bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). AED indicates automated external defibrillator.
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