The American Heart Association updates recommendations for cardiac arrest, choking and overdose response, plus an unexpected ...

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

Researchers at a cardiology conference in Madrid detailed a new, more effective CPR method for astronauts to use for emergencies in weightless environments. File Photo by Joe Marino/UPI As humans ...

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

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

Every year, eight hundred thousand people have a heart attack every year. Someone has a heart attack every 40 s ...