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Optimally, bystander CPR, including the administration of rescue breaths, should be initiated prior to arrival of emergency medical services. 3 Once the patient arrives in your emergencydepartment, a rapid review of the patient’s status and results of resuscitative efforts should be performed. Am J Emerg Med.
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