A study of more than 17,238 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients found that nearly all survivals were achieved within 35 minutes of performing cardiopulmonary respiration and that there was little ...

Initiating CPR within the first five minutes after cardiac arrest can nearly double the chances of survival for children, according to preliminary research analyzing data for more than 10,000 children ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — June 1 through 7 is National CPR and AED Awareness Week, bringing advocacy to the best practices of handling cardiac arrest. The week was established in 2007 by Congress, ...

The year 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). During these past 50 years, tremendous research has been conducted to evaluate techniques, ...

For adults, bystander CPR administered within 10 minutes after cardiac arrest is associated with better outcomes, however, the optimal time window for CPR after cardiac arrest for children is unclear.

The proportion of bystanders (as opposed to emergency medical services) performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on individuals experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has steadily ...

When a woman collapsed on an escalator at the Buffalo, New York, airport last June, Phil Clough knew what to do. He and another bystander put her flat on her back and checked her pulse (faint) and her ...

WELD COUNTY, Colo. — Weld County has launched a smartphone app that alerts CPR-trained residents when someone nearby experiences sudden cardiac arrest in public places, aiming to reduce response times ...

Two Madison musicians are using their near-death experiences to spread a life-saving message about heart health and emergency ...

Treating cardiac arrest during spaceflight is challenging because both the rescuer and the patient are floating due to microgravity. The current NASA emergency protocol for the International Space ...

2023 — Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapses in cardiac arrest and is revived by CPR on the field in televised NFL game against the Bengals in Cincinnati.