It prompted Will and Oliver, who had learnt first aid at their army cadet unit, to leap into action, with Will administering ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association (the Association), a relentless force changing the ...

We are beyond proud of the lifesaving actions performed by [the officers] for their bravery and quick response to this ...

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 ...

Chest compression -- not mouth-to-mouth resuscitation -- seems to be the key in helping someone recover from cardiac arrest, according to new research that further bolsters advice from heart experts.

New guidelines out today switch up the steps for CPR, telling rescuers to start with hard, fast chest presses before giving mouth-to-mouth. The change puts “the simplest step first” for traditional ...

Despite CPR being a globally recognized life-saving technique, India’s bystander CPR rate remains among the lowest in the ...

The American Heart Association reports that about 350,000 people in the United States experience an out-of-hospital cardiac ...

When an astronaut’s heart stops in orbit, the familiar protocol of CPR doesn’t apply - there’s no gravity to anchor the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - YouTube may be a great place to watch a dog play the accordion, but a new study suggests it's not the most reliable source for learning CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation).