Rescue breathing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) yields superior neurological outcomes compared with compression-only CPR or no CPR at all in infants, children and adolescents, according to a new ...

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Scottsdale’s emergency responders are spreading the word on a life-saving technique. The method is called continuous chest compressions, or CCC, and it’s an alternative to traditional cardiopulmonary ...

With temperatures creeping into the high 80s, kids have been heading to the pool, and the swim season is definitely heating up. When it comes to one of the ‘C’s’ in our ABC’s of water safety – classes ...

An international research consortium has identified the optimal recipe for CPR that combined chest compression frequency with chest compression depth. The conclusions are the first to do so, since ...

Houston 911 dispatchers began teaching a simpler procedure today to panicked callers trying to revive adults in cardiac arrest. In a reversal of long-standing policy here and around the nation, ...

We would all like to believe that in the event a stranger was experiencing cardiac arrest, we would not hesitate to act. However, recent statistics published in the Journal of the American Heart ...

As humans begin to colonize space, it's inevitable that some will suffer a cardiac arrest. Space CPR conducted in weightlessness will be crucial to save their lives -- and researchers say they've now ...

DALLAS – Updating the way everyday people do CPR, new recommendations urge many more chest compressions for victims of cardiac arrest. The revised guidelines issued Monday by the American Heart ...

The time it takes for a person experiencing cardiac arrest to get help can make the difference between life and death. But the kind of first aid they need can sometimes cause problems. CPR, ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - More people can survive a cardiac arrest when emergency medical workers use a new resuscitation method that starts with a round of 200 chest compressions before a defibrillator ...