Newswise DALLAS – June 29, 2011 – Reducing the intervals between giving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and an electronic defibrillator shock after cardiac arrest significantly improves survival, according to UT Southwestern Medical Center emergency medicine doctors involved in an international study.

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“We’ve been doing training in Dallas to learn more about UT Southwestern’s clinical services in surgery, including emergency medicine.

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