When someone suffers from cardiac arrest—an electrical malfunction in your heart that abruptly stops it from beating—knowing how to perform CPR can literally save their life. But more often than not, ...

RAISING AWARENESS OF LIFE SAVING TOOLS. WHEN SECONDS COUNT, IT IS CPR AND AED AWARENESS WEEK AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION IS WORKING TO INCREASE TRAINING ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. TODAY WE HAVE A ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The hot weather brings an increased risk for our hearts. According to the Fresno Fire Department, crews respond to more calls about heat exhaustion, drowning and cardiac ...

The heart has an internal electrical system that controls the rhythm of the heart. A problem in this system may cause a cardiac arrest. It may cause the heart to stop pumping blood to the brain and ...

"Does anyone here know CPR?" is a question we never want to hear. But knowing how to perform basic CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) could be the difference between life or death for someone.The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CPR, especially when done immediately, can double or triple a person’s survival chances. (Getty Images) According to the AHA, ...

According to a study released by the Resuscitation Science Symposium, men are more likely to receive bystander CPR in public locations compared to women. The AHA is the leader in resuscitation science ...

Do you know what to do if someone stops breathing? Only about 40% of people who go into cardiac arrest get bystander CPR if they’re not in a hospital. “That means 60% of people are not getting ...

June 1-7 is CPR and AED Awareness Week.