Lifeguards who oversee open waters, such as oceans and lakes, may be able to deliver CPR effectively in a moving inflatable boat, according to a small study in Spain. Surf-lifeguards provided the best ...
The American Heart Association on Monday announced a major change in its CPR guidelines, saying bystanders who perform chest compression on cardiac-arrest victims don't need to do mouth-to-mouth ...
Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is known to improve the survival chances of individuals who experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA); however, many OHCA witnesses do not attempt ...
Before transitioning to safety, working on the front lines as a firefighter and emergency medical technician provided first-hand insight into the critical importance of lifesaving training. From ...
October 26, 2007 (Chicago) -- Residents and interns are likely to overestimate how much time actually passes during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), investigators reported here this week at CHEST ...
An 87-year-old woman died at a California senior living facility after a nurse refused to administer CPR, saying it was against her company’s policy to perform CPR on residents. A spokesman for the ...
MADISON, Conn., Aug. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- 911 call-handling solution and training provider PowerPhone is making its Telephone CPR (T-CPR) certification course available to all Telecommunicators.