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 ...

WE'VE ALL SEEN the tension-filled movie scenes where somebody collapses and another person comes rushing in and starts performing CPR. What's not always shown, however, is one key step, like grabbing ...

Learn how to perform Hands-Only CPR, use an AED, and follow key emergency steps to respond effectively during sudden cardiac arrest and help save lives ...

If someone went into cardiac arrest in front of you, would you know how to save them? That’s a question a local girl and 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, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is the process of chest compressions and ventilations provided to someone whose heart ...

Countless lives have been saved by the standard CPR method of 15 chest compressions for every two rescue breaths. That technique still works, but now trainers are preparing to teach CPR in a way that ...

New research has found that a type of automatic chest compression is more effective to carry out CPR in space than the ‘handstand method’ that is currently recommended in emergency protocols for ...

Imagine taking a walk in your neighborhood, carefully staying 6 feet apart from others to ensure social distancing. You see an elderly man collapse on the sidewalk, having a heart attack. Other WRAL ...

KNOW HOW TO DO CPR AND IT COULD SAVE SOMEBODY’S LIFE. SAW A GENTLEMAN TRYING TO DO CPR. BUT EVEN AS I WAS DRIVING PAST, I COULD TELL THAT THE COMPRESSIONS WERE TOO SHALLOW. TARA ALI, A CARDIOLOGY ...