New study from Warwick Medical School examined the effectiveness of three alternatives to CPR, concluding that none were beneficial First comprehensive systematic review of evidence on precordial ...

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I first became aware of the notion of the “touch of death” as a teenager – after watching Uma Thurman as the Bride finally kill Bill using the five-point-palm exploding-heart technique. More recently, ...

A technique frequently portrayed in dramatic resuscitation scenes in television and film is among several alternative methods to CPR that have shown no benefit in saving lives in a review by ...

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A technique frequently portrayed in dramatic resuscitation scenes in television and film is among several alternative methods to CPR that have shown no benefit in saving lives in a new review. A ...