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Apr 2024
41m 58s

Sawbones: CPR

Justin McElroy, Dr. Sydnee McElroy
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Squishing someone’s heart and blowing air into them to bring them back to life seems so basic, so why weren’t we able to agree on it for the past few hundred years? This week on Sawbones, Dr. Sydnee gives an overview of the evolution of CPR which, despite what movies and TV would have you believe, isn’t quite an infinite cheat code for avoiding death. Music ... Show More
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