perform CPR

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The judge at the sentencing, William Mousley, said that Nowak was handcuffed for around a minute before police started to perform CPR on him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

"He was critically ill. His heart stopped as soon as he arrived. We had to perform CPR," said lead author Ankit Bharat, a thoracic surgeon at Northwestern University.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

He carried Elston out of the stands and had to perform CPR to get her to start breathing again before they were both treated by medics, Talebi said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

A backpacker from Wales rushed to perform CPR for 30 minutes on a passenger who had a fatal heart attack aboard the Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe turbulence.

From BBC • May 24, 2024

He said he monitored Ellis’ pulse, twice moved Ellis to his side to make it easier for him to breathe and helped perform CPR on Ellis.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023