NEW ORLEANS, LA — Bystander CPR was associated with higher rates of overall survival and neurologically favorable status after pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, in a new study. And ...

In a Swedish study of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, bystander CPR rates nearly doubled and compression-only, or Hands-Only CPR, rates increased six-fold over the 18-year review. Compression-only and ...

Patients experiencing non-trauma–related cardiac arrest derive no added protection against death or neurological damage when emergency medical services (EMS) providers use continuous chest ...

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 ...

If you're not certain how or when to perform the artificial breaths of CPR, just skip them. New recommendations out today from the American Heart Association suggest immediate chest compressions are ...