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Covid-19 has left us too scared to perform CPR: 14% fewer people would give chest compressions

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People are less likely to give life-saving CPR during the Covid-19 pandemic because of fears they may catch the infection, a study has revealed. Researchers asked 1,360 people in 26 countries whether or not they would be willing to intervene if someone was having a cardiac arrest in public. Compared to before the Covid-19 era, … Read more

Manchester terror attack victim waited 116 minutes for chest compressions

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Paramedics  took almost 20 minutes to arrive following the Manchester Arena bomb explosion and only three entered the blast zone to treat casualties, a public inquiry heard yesterday. Just one ambulance worker went into the City Room foyer – where Salman Abedi, 22, had detonated his backpack device – in the first 40 minutes and … Read more