These interventions can keep blood flowing to the brain until emergency medical assistance arrives.This article provides ...

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 ...

Few Americans know the mechanics of how to give CPR — which stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation — though many have heard of the concept and have an idea of what it is. CPR is a technique ...

One year ago, longtime Eagle County resident Steve Beairsto went into sudden cardiac arrest at the gym. His daughter, Jenna Beairsto, who was working out nearby, started performing chest compressions, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Imagine being with someone who suddenly collapses and doesn’t respond to you. Of course, immediately call for help. But while waiting for help to arrive, it’s still possible to assist ...

Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States. If someone were to have a cardiac event or heart attack, would you know what to do in an emergency? Following the taping of Monday’s ...

Chest compressions, or hands-only Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation, is a skill Rapides Regional Medical Center wants to encourage the public to learn. On Saturday and on Feb. 25, Rapides Regional ...

The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office is expected to release a critical incident report on a deputy-involved shooting that took place in September. The District Attorney for the 43rd Prosecutorial ...

KNOW HOW TO DO CPR AND IT COULD SAVE SOMEBODY’S LIFE. SAW A GENTLEMAN TRYING TO DO CPR. BUT EVEN AS I WAS DRIVING PAST, I COULD TELL THAT THE COMPRESSIONS WERE TOO SHALLOW. TARA ALI, A CARDIOLOGY ...

Joy Keohane, the HEB school district health services coordinator, shows class attendees how to do chest compressions during a CPR class at the Pat May Center in Bedford in October. Chris Torres ...

New research has found that a type of automatic chest compression is more effective to carry out CPR in space than the ‘handstand method’ that is currently recommended in emergency protocols for ...

"We tested different ways of giving chest compressions aboard a 'flying laboratory' which recreated the microgravity conditions that astronauts experience in space. Use of a particular type of ...