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 ...

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 ...

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.

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Students in the Careerline Tech Center’s emergency medical services (EMS) program have a longstanding annual tradition to ...

October 26, 2007 (Chicago) -- Residents and interns are likely to overestimate how much time actually passes during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), investigators reported here this week at CHEST ...