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Burke County honors lifesavers; county CPR success rate rises to 28%
Summary
Emergency services recognized multiple civilians and first responders with Lifesaver Awards and reported a rise in Burke County’s CPR return-to-spontaneous-circulation rate from under 8% to 28% following training and system improvements.
Burke County presented Lifesaver Awards Nov. 17 to civilians and first responders whose actions in recent emergencies helped save lives, and emergency management officials told the board the county’s CPR outcomes have improved significantly.
Emergency services director James Robinson described three separate incidents that the awards recognized: a lifeguard…
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