NPR stresses learning CPR, noting it can double or triple cardiac arrest survival rates.

Each year, about 350,000 people experience cardiac arrest outside hospitals in the U.S., with only 40% receiving CPR from bystanders. Katherine Y. Brown of Learn CPR America stresses that CPR can double or triple survival rates. NPR's Life Kit offers tips on performing CPR, emphasizing hands-only CPR for adults as almost as effective as traditional CPR, which includes rescue breaths. The article encourages learning CPR to be prepared for emergencies.

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