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FOCUS ON CARDIAC ARREST

I MPACT OF L AY R ESPONDER A CTIONS ON OUT-OF-HOSPITAL C ARDIAC A RREST O UTCOME

Robert A. Swor Department of Emergency Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan (RAS, REJ, BLW); Florida Emergency Physicians/Florida Hospital, Orange County, Florida (EJR); and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Australia (KHC).
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Raymond E. Jackson Department of Emergency Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan (RAS, REJ, BLW); Florida Emergency Physicians/Florida Hospital, Orange County, Florida (EJR); and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Australia (KHC).
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Bradford L. Walters Department of Emergency Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan (RAS, REJ, BLW); Florida Emergency Physicians/Florida Hospital, Orange County, Florida (EJR); and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Australia (KHC).
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Edgardo J. Rivera Department of Emergency Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan (RAS, REJ, BLW); Florida Emergency Physicians/Florida Hospital, Orange County, Florida (EJR); and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Australia (KHC).
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Kevin H. Chu Department of Emergency Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan (RAS, REJ, BLW); Florida Emergency Physicians/Florida Hospital, Orange County, Florida (EJR); and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Australia (KHC).
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