A doctor “pretending” to do CPR on a patient might seem like an open-and-shut case of malpractice. But some medical ...

A doctor happened to be at the right place at the right time to save the life of a driver who was suffering from a heart attack, causing them to crash.

For the past 40 years … there's been really no room for the idea that slow codes could be ethically permissible under any conditions.” These bioethicists want to change that.

Imagine working in the emergency department and having a child who suddenly is in cardiac arrest and needs CPR. The code is called, and at least seven medical staff swarm into the room, but to do ...

Dear Doctors: This year our family vacation is a camping road trip. There will be a lot of hiking and outdoor exploring, so my wife and I have put together a good first-aid kit. Now I think that ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Emergency room doctors stress that bystanders, not doctors, are often the difference between life and death during cardiac arrest. It’s National CPR & AED Awareness Week, and emergency ...

SAN ANTONIO – If someone went into cardiac arrest in front of you, would you know how to save them? That’s a question a local girl and the American Heart Association want the San Antonio community to ...

April 17, 2006 — Editor's Note: Cardiocerebral resuscitation (CCR) — employing chest compressions but no ventilations — improves survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to the results of ...

Alex Hogan is STAT’s senior multimedia producer and host of STATus Report, STAT’s weekly video series. You can follow him on Bluesky. A doctor “pretending” to do CPR on a patient might seem like an ...