Approximately 350,000 people in the U.S. experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year and a staggering 90% of them ...

While sudden cardiac arrest in a child or adolescent is rare—about 20,000 cases occur each year in the U.S.—the survival rate when it happens outside of a hospital is estimated to be under 20%.

Significantly improving survival odds after sudden cardiac arrest in children and adolescents is the goal of the 2025 ...

“Since 1966 the American Heart Association has been reviewing its guidelines every few years, it seems to be about every five ...

CPR guidelines for children call for cycles of 30 chest compressions at 100 to 120 compressions per minute, followed by two breaths, researchers said. For the new study, researchers reviewed data for ...

Background: Early high-quality chest compressions in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are critical to in-hospital cardiac arrests (IHCA). Studies report suboptimal CPR during IHCA due to inadequate ...

Background: High-quality chest compressions are associated with improved outcomes from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). However, minute-to-minute chest compression patterns may vary across ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The American Heart Association (AHA) has released new guidelines for CPR training, aiming to educate younger people and help with overdose assistance. The AHA reports when a ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Knowing how to perform CPR can mean the difference between life and death, according to Wendy Weisner, a CPR instructor with ProMedica. Weisner said early and effective CPR is critical ...

When it comes to cardiac arrest management, the guidelines say the most definitive treatment is high-quality chest compressions and early defibrillation. This is nothing new. So where does this ...