For defibrillation, the new guidelines recommend 1 shock followed by immediate CPR with chest compressions. (Previously, the rule was 3 shocks without CPR between them, which resulted in ...

The American Heart Association’s 2020 guidelines add a sixth link to the cardiac arrest chain of survival and offer new strategies for increasing rates of lay person CPR The American Heart ...

The guidelines also say an AED can be used, if one is available, after the person has been removed from the water. But CPR should be started before using an AED. "Drowning can be fatal," Dezfulian ...

The 2015 American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) made several new changes for pediatric care associated ...

When someone’s heart stops pumping, early CPR can save their life. New survey research from the American Heart Association reveals more Americans are prepared to provide that lifesaving rhythm for ...

As of Jan. 1, 2025, there’s a new mandate for dispatchers in all of Nebraska’s 93 counties. “The Nebraska Public Service Commission issued a directive for 911 centers to issue CPR protocol ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — A partnership between the American Heart Association and the Ohio Department of Education is putting new CPR training kits in schools across the state. It's called the CPR in ...

The Japan foundation for emergency medicine developed new guidelines for performing CPR on patients in cardiac arrest to reduce the risk of infection during the procedure. The guidelines suggest ...

In one study of 1,823 deaths in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, over a 15-month period from 2000 to 2001, rib fractures were found in 29 percent of people who had received CPR. New guidelines from ...