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 ...

Heart attack patients whose hearts have stopped beating and who receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from bystanders fare better if their resuscitators skip the rescue breaths and do only chest ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. When I asked my 10-year-old daughter, Kara, what she knew about CPR, she said, “It’s that breathing-thing you do.” Most grown-ups ...

A Swedish review of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest data shows rates of bystander CPR nearly doubled; compression-only (or Hands-Only CPR) increased six-fold over an 18 year period; and the chance of ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What is continuous cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)? Does it replace the CPR I learned years ago? ANSWER: Continuous cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), known as compression-only ...

An event this weekend in Collier County will offer free training sessions for a new way to save a life when someone nearby, whether a loved one or stranger, suffers a sudden cardiac arrest. The ...

A recent Japanese study reported that that when bystanders performed chest compression-only CPR, more people survived with good brain function after suffering cardiac arrest. In the study, published ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Glatter is a New York-based physician covering public health. This article is more than 7 years old. This lethal condition ...

COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) - When someone’s heart stops, experts say that’s your time to help. Medical professionals say performing CPR on someone who’s unresponsive can double or triple their chances of ...

These interventions can keep blood flowing to the brain until emergency medical assistance arrives.This article provides ...

Heart attack patients whose hearts have stopped beating and who receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation from bystanders fare better if their resuscitators skip the rescue breaths and do only chest ...