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How to Bring CPR Training and AED Awareness to Your Community

June 1, 2026
More than 356,000 people suffer from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) each year. As many as 70% to 90% of OHCA patients do not survive long enough to reach a hospital. [...]

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