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Rescuers should use compression-only CPR during pandemic

Dear Doctor: A few years ago, you had a column about why it’s important to know CPR. My boyfriend took the Red Cross class, and he actually ended up helping someone once. But what about now, during the pandemic? Is it safe to give or get CPR?

Dear Reader: Considering that a main avenue of transmission of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is believed to be respiratory droplets from an infected pe…

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