You’ve seen what a cardiac arrest looks like on television - the patient limp and pale, the alert lifesaver pounding their ...
Every year, more than 350,000 people go into cardiac arrest outside of a hospital setting in the United States. CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, can help double or triple survival rates. In this ...
February marks American Heart Month, and the American Heart Association, in collaboration with Conemaugh Health System, is highlighting the importance of hands- ...
TV shows portray CPR incorrectly in most episodes, spreading outdated methods that discourage lifesaving action.
The Avon Fire Department continues to offer CPR and AED classes to community members and medical professionals, providing hands-on training that fire officials say can significantly improve survival ...
"He's my living lifesaver, my living angel," said Michelle Hunt, whose grandson saved her life by performing CPR when she stopped breathing at home.
Lastly, we found that almost 65% of the people receiving hands-only CPR and 73% of rescuers performing CPR were white and ...
More than 800 Grand Rapids Public Schools students will learn hands-only CPR this year with the help of new kits provided by ...
Scripted television often shows CPR performed incorrectly. This can affect how the public responds to emergency situations, ...
A 63-year-old woman is alive today after a neighbor performed CPR when she went into cardiac arrest while walking a dog.
Basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training is crucial in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas where access to specialists and advanced facilities remains limited, a provincial ...
Our pets rely on us to take care of them when they’re sick or injured. But if we’re not prepared, panic and confusion can ...