These interventions can keep blood flowing to the brain until emergency medical assistance arrives.This article provides steps for performing CPR on an adult, child, or baby. It also describes how ...

The sooner a lay rescuer (bystander) starts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person having a cardiac arrest at home or in public, up to 10 minutes after the arrest, the better the chances of ...

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey had never learned how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, known as CPR, an emergency procedure to maintain the blood flow to vital organs and to restore normal heart ...

The American Heart Association, or the AHA, as it is often referred to, trains hundreds, if not thousands, of new instructors each year. This is my 49th year as an AHA instructor and to say things ...

HOT. THANKS, BILL. SURE. CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION IS A CRITICAL LIFESAVING TECHNIQUE PERFORMED DURING CARDIAC OR RESPIRATORY ARREST, BUT ONLY ABOUT HALF OF AMERICANS KNOW HOW TO DO CPR. AND ...

First responders at Moonlight State Beach teach CPR to members of the public as part. Partners are halfway to the goal of teaching CPR to 1 million San Diegans. (Photo courtesy of County News Center ...

You encounter someone collapsed on the sidewalk and quickly dial 911. Whether or not the operator instructs you on how to deliver cardiopulmonary resuscitation could mean life or death, especially if ...

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 American Heart Association and The Giants Foundation, the nonprofit organization of the New York Giants, gathered representatives from 12 local schools for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and ...

MADISON (WKOW) — Helping to save a life is easier than you might think. World Restart a Heart Day is emphasizing the importance of hands-only CPR. It's a skill most people can learn and perform ...

New research has found a more effective way to conduct cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in microgravity, which causes the weightlessness astronauts experience in space. The study found that a type ...