In an emergency, it's a set of lifesaving recommendations that empower a person to take action when every second counts.

The updated CPR guidelines from the American Heart Association include new recommendations for choking, opioid overdose ...

The American Heart Association updated their CPR guidelines to include new ways to help someone choking and overdosing on ...

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 ...

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.

Tina Bergen, an advanced life support instructor, and Grant Louie, a cardiac arrest survivor, perform CPR and use an ...