What is the purpose of CPR? The purpose of CPR is to apply pressure to an individual’s sternum (breastbone) so that the heart ...

Michigan Tech EMS offers community CPR/AED/First Aid courses certified through the American Heart Association. These courses provide training in important life saving techniques, particularly ...

THE typical response to sudden cardiac arrest is not the stuff of Hollywood movies or TV medical dramas. Rarely is the most-trained, clearest-thinking person on the scene first, taking charge and ...

Sudden cardiac arrest can happen anywhere, at any time — including during routine activities. Additionally, this type of medical emergency doesn’t just happen to middle-aged adults or the elderly.

Knowing how to perform CPR and use an AED can significantly increase the survival rate of someone experiencing SCA. Many schools lack adequate AEDs and CPR training for students and staff.

When a woman collapsed on an escalator at the Buffalo, New York, airport last June, Phil Clough knew what to do. He and another bystander put her flat on her back and checked her pulse (faint) and her ...

GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- Life-saving training took place at Lambeau Field Tuesday. The Green Bay Packers and Bellin Health hosted the first CPR and Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) training sessions ...

The Falcons have worked for three years to improve bystander CPR in the Atlanta community and support the American Heart Association's work to double the survival rates of cardiac arrest by 2030, the ...

PHOENIX - When Buffalo Bills Safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field during Monday night's game after suffering from cardiac arrest, he received CPR for 9 minutes and his heartbeat was restored on ...