CPR, short for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is a lifesaving procedure to help increase the chance of someone’s survival after cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest happens when a person’s heart stops ...

Three recent studies have found that when untrained bystanders perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation as part of CPR on people who are in cardiac arrest, it does not improve patient survival rates. In ...

*Note this work is being presented at the Euroanaesthesia Congress in Milan, 4-6 June. Please credit the congress when using this story** New research being presented at the annual meeting of the ...

(LEX 18) — Medical professionals are urging others to learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed during Monday night's game against the Cincinnati ...

Most people still sprinkle water on the face or slip in a Sorbitrate tablet under the tongue if someone collapses in front of ...

All people who are pulled from the water after drowning should receive CPR with rescue breaths and chest compressions, according to updated guidance from the American Heart Association and the ...

The proportion of bystanders (as opposed to emergency medical services) performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on individuals experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has steadily ...

"The fact that they were able to bring him back was such a miracle." — -- A dog rescued from a California fire has survived thanks to a firefighter who performed CPR on the animal. "I thank him ...