Even folks untrained in CPR — cardiopulmonary resuscitation — know that the first-aid procedure of chest compressions and breaths can help save the life of someone who's had a heart attack. New ...

Two large-scale studies report that the chances of surviving cardiac arrest are no better -- and may be worse -- when bystanders perform mouth-to-mouth breathing than if they press on the chest ...

Children and infants have different needs than adults when it comes to cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Techniques that could save an adult’s life could cause more harm than good in a child. Children ...

While the study provides unequivocal evidence that chest-compression-only resuscitation boosts survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, Ewy points out that, for respiratory arrest such as ...

CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is a critical emergency technique that can restore blood flow and oxygenation to the body when someone’s heart stops beating or they stop breathing normally. It ...