Can Help, Even With No Training – New York Times
Even people without CPR training can save the life of an adult whose heart stops, and the American Heart Association has issued an advisory urging everyone, trained or not, to act immediately in such an emergency.

The procedure is simple: if you see an adult collapse after having a heart attack, immediately call 911 and then push hard and fast in the middle of the chest continuously, until emergency medical personnel arrive or an external defibrillator can be used.

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