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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Internet URL

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4417  External Link

Sponsoring Agency

American Heart Association

Description

This brochure discusses the health risks to persons who perform CPR on people who may have infectious diseases -- specifically Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) -- and what the American Heart Association recommends.

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Review Date

4/24/2007