In the second report, Benjamin S. Abella, M.D., M.Phil., of the University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, and colleagues conducted a study to determine whether well-trained hospital staff perform CPR ...

Many caregivers perform CPR incorrectly and fail to restart stopped hearts by not adhering to strict guidelines governing the frequency and force of chest compressions, a pair of studies said on ...

When family members were allowed to watch emergency personnel try but fail to resuscitate a loved one, the relatives were less likely to have post-traumatic stress symptoms, anxiety or depression much ...

Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue added more than a million dollars worth of life-saving equipment to its fleet of fire trucks in January, but even with those additions life-saving efforts still fail more than ...

Walker Methodist Health Center in Minneapolis has been cited for neglect after state investigators found three of its nurses failed to take emergency measures last December to save a patient who had ...

A Duluth nursing home has been cited for neglect after state investigators found that four of its nurses failed to attempt resuscitation last May of a patient who was found unresponsive and died. The ...