He did that for 13 minutes until the medics arrived." While en route to the hospital, paramedics used a mechanical CPR device ...

Knowing how to perform CPR can mean the difference between life and death, according to Wendy Weisner, a CPR instructor with ...

New pediatric CPR guidelines update infant techniques, airway clearing, and resuscitation steps to improve survival and long-term neurologic outcomes.

Initiating CPR within the first five minutes after cardiac arrest can nearly double the chances of survival for children, ...

Michael Fraley breaks down what paramedics need to know about what’s changed — and what hasn’t — in the new resuscitation ...

CHOP pediatrician Alexis Topjian encouraged families to get training in the new guidelines for CPR. Moments can make a difference in saving a child’s life when they stop breathing. New guidelines for ...

CPR’s mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions have saved countless lives, but the chest pumps alone may be just as effective during medical emergencies. A Japanese study found that people ...

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.

It prompted Will and Oliver, who had learnt first aid at their army cadet unit, to leap into action, with Will administering ...

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed within five minutes of a child's heart stopping nearly doubled their chances of survival, according to preliminary research to be presented at the ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Nearly 60 people in Dane County survived a cardiac arrest last year, a record high that county officials attribute to the work of Emergency Medical Services workers in the area and ...

When it comes to cardiac arrest management, the guidelines say the most definitive treatment is high-quality chest ...