In July 2010, the American Academy of Pediatrics endorsed the following publication: Cave DM, Aufderheide TP, Beeson J, et al; American Heart Association, Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee, Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation, Council on Cardiovascular Diseases in the Young, Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, Council on Clinical Cardiology, and Advocacy Coordinating Committee. Importance and implementation of training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillation in schools. A science advisory from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2011;123(6):691–706. Available at: http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/123/6/691.

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