CPR’s mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions have saved countless lives, but the chest pumps alone may be just as effective during medical emergencies. A Japanese study found that people ...

We would all like to believe that in the event a stranger was experiencing cardiac arrest, we would not hesitate to act. However, recent statistics published in the Journal of the American Heart ...

When a person's breathing or heartbeat stops, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, is an essential life-saving procedure. Rescue breaths and chest compressions are used to keep vital organs ...

Don't fret about mouth-to-mouth. The average, untrained person can still save a life by focusing on chest compressions first. In fact, that's the recommendation of new guidelines from the American ...

The more compressions the better when it comes to CPR. A new study finds survival rates are higher when rescuers used morechest compressions with little interruptions. The current American Heart ...

CPR, short for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is a lifesaving procedure to help increase the chance of someone’s survival after cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest happens when a person’s heart stops ...

The Pet Tech First Aid and CPR course provided hands-on training in emergency response for dogs and cats — from performing ...

Ethan King was an 18-year-old college freshman when he almost died after experiencing cardiac arrest. One year later, he's ...

Two University of Michigan students are paying it forward one year after a near-death experience that changed both their ...

Stevens County Fire District 1 will buy two new CPR compression devices after winning a $35,000 Federal Emergency Management ...

The American Heart Association last week issued new CPR guidelines for healthcare workers as the COVID-19 pandemic heads into its third year. The new guidelines say healthcare workers who are ...