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CPR Guide: Call, Blow, Pump
 
May 2004
Volume III, Number 11
 
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Halting Dangerous Trends
Hypertension--Shaking the Salt Habit

Posting CPR instructions near the phone or on the refrigerator for quick reference during a cardiac emergency can help save lives. Once the heart stops beating from sudden cardiac arrest, a sudden cardiac death will follow unless a defibrillator is available within minutes. While waiting, however, CPR helps provide oxygen that is essential for the brain and heart muscle cells.

Attach the CPR guide below to your wall, copy it for friends and Neighborhood Heart Watch members, or place a copy in your purse or wallet as a reminder of the basic steps of CPR. Help increase the number of CPR-trained people in your community by volunteering to organize local training sessions.

An electronic CPR Prompt Rescue Aid is also available (see page 5). The device, which can be attached to a key chain, delivers clear voice prompts for performing CPR on adults, children, and infants.

 
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