A new study from scientists at the University of California San Diego in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, and other institutions, ...

Lifeguards who oversee open waters, such as oceans and lakes, may be able to deliver CPR effectively in a moving inflatable boat, according to a small study in Spain. Surf-lifeguards provided the best ...

Scientists created ChatCPR to help people who don't know CPR do it anyway ...

The American Heart Association on Monday announced a major change in its CPR guidelines, saying bystanders who perform chest compression on cardiac-arrest victims don't need to do mouth-to-mouth ...

People can survive cardiac arrest if they receive only chest compressions during attempts to revive them -- as advised by the current American Heart Association guidelines. But they cannot survive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bystander CPR as depicted on TV frequently did not align with correct real-world procedures and experience.

Before transitioning to safety, working on the front lines as a firefighter and emergency medical technician provided first-hand insight into the critical importance of lifesaving training. From ...

Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is known to improve the survival chances of individuals who experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA); however, many OHCA witnesses do not attempt ...