The American Heart Association (AHA) says that chest pain accounts for more than 6.5 million emergency room visits annually in the United States, plus nearly 4 million outpatient visits. [1] ...

CPR and Defibrillation Compression: Ventilation Ratio. The 2005 CPR guidelines place an increased emphasis on chest compressions and recommend a compression:ventilation (C:V) ratio of 30:2 ...

A new CPR training kiosk is now open at Findlay Market, offering visitors a quick, interactive way to learn a life-saving ...

The Kettering Health Mobile CPR Unit at Dayton Metro Library is expected to pass over 10,000 visitors this July. According to ...

With the busy lives we live today, heavy work demands and stress have become a common phenomenon. This stress can greatly ...

Applying American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Class of Recommendation and Level of Evidence to Clinical Strategies, Interventions, Treatments, ... Nerve root compression: Radiates ...

To save a drowning victim who is not responsive, health officials say current guidelines call for two rescue breaths, ...

Chest compressions are a rare event in full-term newborns (approximately 0.1%) but are provided more frequently to preterm newborns. 11 When providing chest compressions to a newborn, it may be ...

Chest compressions might require opening or cutting away someone's bulky clothing or removing a bra to reach the middle of their chest or apply AED pads. "It is important that people also have an ...

June is CPR and AED awareness month, and there’s no better time to learn how to save a life. According to the American Heart Association, CPR can double or triple a person’s chance of surviving a ...

Every time we take our hands off the chest, perfusion pressure — and the chances of ROSC — drops CPR training tips: How to get back to chest compressions quicker ...