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Rescue breathing may improve favorable neurological outcome among arrest victims who are found gasping with a partially obstructed airway

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Rottenberg, E.M. Rescue breathing may improve favorable neurological outcome among arrest victims who are found gasping with a partially obstructed airway. Intern Emerg Med 12, 553–554 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-016-1488-5

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