NewYork-Presbyterian, Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute, The City Of New York And The New York City Health Department Team Up For Annual #HandsOnlyCPR Campaign

Cardiac arrest is the third leading cause of death in America – on average affecting at least one adult every two minutes. There are more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) annually in the U.S., nearly 90 percent of them fatal, according to the American Heart Association’s newly released “Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2018 Update.” First responders report that knowing how to administer CPR effectively is one the most important skills needed by pedestrians during an emergency, but only one in five Americans know how to save a life or…

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