When it comes to promoting the use of hands-only CPR, Los Angeles County officials aren't saving their breath. That potentially life-saving step is now at the heart of a campaign to train half a ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. In 2008, the American Heart Association decided to nix the mouth-to-mouth portion of ...

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 ...

A new heart health campaign called "Hands-Only CPR" shows simple steps that could help save a life when someone goes into cardiac arrest. Ashley was saved by her dance partners, who she calls her ...

30 Mar 2006, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States --- A person does chest compressions on a dummy at a CPR training class at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital's Clinical Academy Building.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When lifeguards try to resuscitate a drowning victim, they typically perform rescue breaths through a mask placed over the victim's mouth. But a small study suggests that ...

Knowing how to perform CPR and use an AED can double or triple a person's chances of survival after cardiac arrest, and June ...

Chest compression — not mouth-to-mouth resuscitation — seems to be the key in helping someone recover from cardiac arrest, according to new research that further bolsters advice from heart experts.

Someone give this man a Scooby Snack. A Facebook video shows an animal control officer performing life-saving, mouth-to-mouth CPR on three puppies after a house fire broke out in Oklahoma. Fox 23 ...

You can skip the mouth-to-mouth breathing and just press on the chest to save a life. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In a major ...

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, ...