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29. How to Save a Stranger’s Heart

Freakonomics, M.D.

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How to Use a Smart Phone to Save a Life

The goal was to notify people near the crisis as it was happening, with the hope that they could respond faster than an ambulance. The study looked at rates of c pr performed in 667 patients who had an out of hospital cardiac arest. Patients who had alert sent to volunteers were about 29 % more likely to receive bystanders c p r and patients who didn't.

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