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Chest presses, not breaths, better CPR
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Medical Writer
Article Last Updated: 03/17/2007 03:23:15 AM MDT
Chest compression—not mouth-to-mouth resuscitation—seems to be the key in helping someone recover from cardiac arrest, according to new research that further bolsters advice from heart experts.
A study in Japan showed that people were more likely to recover without brain damage if rescuers focused on chest compressions rather than rescue breaths, and some experts advised dropping the mouth-to-mouth part of CPR altogether. The study was published in Friday's issue of the medical journal The Lancet.

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