Seven people completed a blended adult, youth and infant CPR and first aid class through the Waukegan Park District on Tuesday at the Belvidere Recreation Center in Waukegan.

First aid is the immediate care that’s given to someone who’s ill or injured before emergency medical services (EMS) arrive on the scene. In an emergency situation, prompt first aid can be vital in ...

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, popularly known as CPR, is an emergency procedure that is performed when someone's heartbeat or breathing stops. Giving CPR on time can increase the chance of survival ...

Recently, I wrote about the dark side of CPR. Despite a common misperception that CPR can rescue almost anyone from the brink of death, most people that receive it don't survive. Of those that do, ...

A new study from scientists at the University of California San Diego in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh ...