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Training the Community to Respond to Cardiac Arrest

How crowdsourcing is boosting bystander CPR rates.
AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File

Every two minutes in the United States, someone suffers sudden cardiac arrest—their heart stops, and they are essentially dead.

CPR can triple a victim’s chance of survival, but in a moment of panic, finding someone in a crowd with the skills needed to help feels impossible. It’s not.