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Bystander CPR up to 10 minutes after cardiac arrest may protect brain function

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The sooner a lay rescuer (bystander) starts cardiopulmonary resuscitation ( CPR ) on a person having a cardiac arrest, up to 10 minutes after the arrest, the better the chances of saving the person's life and protecting their brain function.

More than 357,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen each year in the U.S. with a 9.3% survival rate.

Study identified 160,822 witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests that occurred from 2013-2022 .

Researchers used data from the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) The average age was 64 years old , and more than 54,000 ( about 34% ) were women.

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