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> 30-day survival for out-of-hospital CPR is 10%

Okay. And what is the 30-day survival for cases where CPR would be otherwise indicated but are not performed?

It is a bit like complaining that jumping out of a burning airplane with a parachute is dangerous. Yes, it is. But jumping out of a parachute, or burning inside, is even more dangerous.



> Okay. And what is the 30-day survival for cases where CPR would be otherwise indicated but are not performed?

Great question, but it's obviously not possible to answer.

I suspect the survival rate won't be 0, and maybe won't even be less than 10%.

The point of this whole subtree is that there are interventions that people wouldn't want for themselves because the expected outcome is very poor.




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