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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Ella Pickover

Call for remote areas to get better access to defibrillators after new study

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People who witness someone going into cardiac arrest should not delay getting a defibrillator, even if an ambulance is only minutes away, a new study suggests.

Quick action to shock someone’s heart with one of the devices could double a person’s chance of survival, researchers found.

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