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		tstrimple 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Contrary to Popular Belief, CPR Is Not as Successf... I'm not a doctor, but I watch some on YouTube and that practically makes me an expert right? I'd heard that the chest compressions only is preferred now with the exception of potential drowning victims because you're much less certain about the existing oxygen supply in the blood. Is that the case?

jmalicki 11 months ago [–]

> exception of potential drowning victims

Or children - in children respiratory distress often is the cause of cardiac arrest.

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