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2. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - Wikipedia

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   Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure consisting of chest compressions often combined with artificial ventilation, or mouth to mouth in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person who is in cardiac arrest.

3. Basic life support - Wikipedia

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   Basic life support (BLS) is a level of medical care which is used for patients with life-threatening condition of cardiac arrest until they can be given full medical care by advanced life support providers (paramedics, nurses, physicians or any trained general personnel).

4. Emergency medical services in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Emergency Medical Responder (EMR): EMRs, many of whom are volunteers, provide basic, immediate care including bleeding control, CPR, AED, and emergency childbirth. An EMR, with the help of an EMT, can assume care for a patient while that patient is being transported. [citation needed]

5. Doctors Share Lifesaving Steps to Take During a Medical Emergency

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   Call 911 and grab an AED if you see one nearby (many public spaces, like theaters, schools, and airports, have them). If another bystander is around, have them call 911 and grab the AED.

6. PulsePoint - Wikipedia

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   PulsePoint is a 911-connected mobile app that allows users to view and receive live alerts of calls being responded to by fire departments and emergency medical services.The app aims to have bystanders trained in CPR help cardiac arrest victims before emergency crews arrive, which can increase their chance of survival.

7. Certified first responder - Wikipedia

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   In France, pre-hospital care is performed either by first responders from the fire department (sapeurs-pompiers, in most emergency situations) or from a private ambulance company (relative emergency at home), or by a medical team that includes a physician, a nurse and an emergency medical technician (called "SMUR").