Hands, not mouths, are more important for bystanders who perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the American Heart Association says.

In a scientific update issued yesterday, the association said chest compressions, or “hands-only CPR,” save as many sudden cardiac arrest victims as the combination of chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing.
Because people are less willing to do mouth-to-mouth, the […]

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