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Drs. Lynn Roppolo and Ahamed Idris, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Caption: Dr. Lynn Roppolo (right), assistant professor of emergency medicine, and Dr. Ahamed Idris, professor of emergency medicine, were part of a group of researchers who have found that a user-friendly, 30-minute, video-based cardiopulmonary resuscitation training session is as effective as the traditional three- to four-hour course in teaching basic life-saving techniques to the public.

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