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The American Heart Association (AHA) recently updated and simplified their CPR guidelines. For instance, the length of CPR training classes have been reduced from four hours to two. The AHA recommends that people who had previously been trained in CPR are re-trained when their current certification expires.
The AHA also suggests that a non-clinical (or non-medical) person no longer needs to check for a pulse. As before, people with CPR training should look for normal breathing, movement, response to stimulation, and other signs of circulation when deciding whether to begin chest compressions.
The AHA also recommends that more high schools include CPR training in their curriculum. As more lay people become trained, it is likely that more SCA victims can be saved.
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