When veteran actor Nana Patekar was found unconscious at his home in Goa and rushed to hospital, doctors reportedly gave him CPR for 45 minutes straight but could not revive him. The cause was a ...

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, ...

Starting CPR quickly can save lives. Research suggests that how effectively chest compressions are performed could also ...

Picture this: You’re wrapping up a workout when a fellow gym-goer collapses. The person hovering over them frantically asks if anyone knows how to do CPR. Do you freeze? Or are you able to jump in and ...

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, ...

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 ...

NFL player Damar Hamlin's recent high-profile cardiac arrest vaulted the importance of timely CPR and defibrillation into the spotlight. Many of us who work on the front-lines of the ER or as ...