Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a vital skill anyone can perform. It is administered to an unconscious person who is ...

TV varies dramatically in informing viewers about medical emergencies, but it also teaches audiences how not to perform ...

Think you know how to perform CPR properly because you've seen it on TV? You probably don't, a new study has warned.

Television characters who experience cardiac arrest outside a hospital are more likely to receive CPR than people in real life. But the CPR on these shows often depicts outdated practices and ...

While it’s probably common knowledge not to take medical information from television, a majority of shows keep getting one ...

TV shows portray CPR incorrectly in most episodes, spreading outdated methods that discourage lifesaving action.

Performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation as soon as possible while waiting for an ambulance will greatly affect the survival rate. ' Clayton Dalton, a writer and emergency physician, points out that ...

CPR, which stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, has saved countless lives since its inception in the 1960s. For most of that history, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation—which involves tilting the ...

Checking for a pulse and giving rescue breaths are just some of the ways TV inaccurately depicts CPR for sudden cardiac ...