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When someone collapses from a heart attack, chances of survival fall 10% with every passing minute without defibrillation. Now, scientists have come up with a novel way to reach cardiac arrests faster – using food-delivery riders as first responders.

Placing defibrillator pads on the chest and back, rather than the usual method of putting two on the chest, increases the odds of surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by more than two-and-a-half times, according to a new study.