The long-held method of administering CPR will end Friday withthe introduction of a new procedure intended to save preciousseconds in emergencies by beginning the life-saving proceduresooner. Medical ...

FORT WORTH (KRLD) - The lowly bathroom plunger and a quick-thinking teenager may get the credit for a new CPR procedure. It's called Active Compression-Decompression or 'suction cup' CPR and gives the ...

Medical emergencies can happen anywhere—at home, at work, on the road, or during everyday activities. In those critical ...

LITTLE ROCK-A change in the procedure in which cardiac arrest patients are treated by Arkansas' largest ambulance service has resulted in an increase in the number of patients who are revived. The new ...

It’s essential that you have some fundamental first-aid skills to be able to cope with disaster. The American Red Cross and other safety and service agencies say these are a few of the things that you ...

Travelers at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) can shop, snack, snooze and practice yoga while waiting for a flight. For the next six months they can also use their dwell time to learn how ...

When cardiac arrest occurs, every second counts—but, according to a new study out of the University of Pittsburgh, the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques shown on television are misleading ...

You have a better chance than ever of surviving cardiac arrest in King County, thanks to a new resuscitation procedure now practiced by all medics here. The survival rate has increased to 46 percent ...