Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation are crucial life-saving techniques that can greatly influence survival rates during emergencies involving sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The ...

Bystander aid using CPR and a defibrillator can be critically important for saving lives when someone has a cardiac arrest -- even when an ambulance arrives quickly, say researchers. A new study finds ...

People suffering from sudden cardiac arrest are more likely to survive if cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillators (AED) are used as soon as possible. However, in an ...

Dozens of students at Troy High School received hands-on training in CPR and automated external defibrillator use, learning life-saving skills in memory of a classmate who died from cardiac arrest.

Within moments of his on-field cardiac arrest on Monday, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was receiving CPR and medical personnel were called in to restart his heart. That rapid response is credited ...

Recently, I wrote about the dark side of CPR. Despite a common misperception that CPR can rescue almost anyone from the brink of death, most people that receive it don't survive. Of those that do, ...

DALLAS, Nov. 11, 2019 -- Implementing citizen responder programs to answer calls for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests may increase bystander defibrillation in private homes, according to preliminary ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Tamisha Derks is the owner of Concierge Healthcare Training. She teaches First Aid and CPR to organizations and businesses in the Tampa Bay area. Derks started the business several years ...

Former professional soccer players met with physicians from Emory on Wednesday to promote the importance of being prepared to respond to emergency cardiac events in sports. The event comes after ...

Cardiac arrest is a sudden and often fatal condition that occurs when the heart abruptly stops beating due to a disruption in its electrical signals. This immediately halts blood flow to the brain and ...