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TIL there’s a experimental project in Stockholm, Sweden where you can sign up to receive an SMS if there is a cardiac arrest nearby (500 m), so you can get there before the ambulance and perform CPR. 9500 people have signed up, and they reach the location faster in 54% of the cases.

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