According to a study released by the Resuscitation Science Symposium, men are more likely to receive bystander CPR in public locations compared to women. The AHA is the leader in resuscitation science ...

Only ten percent of sudden cardiac arrest victims survive the medical emergency, according to Albany County officials. But ...

Fewer than 40% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients receive CPR before EMS teams arrive, according to the American Heart Association. Even fewer patients are treated with an automated external ...

Coaches and nurses used CPR and an AED, following device prompts until paramedics arrived.

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 ...

Equipping people with the skills and the confidence to step in and save a life is the goal of the new partnership between ...

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, ...

Recently, I visited a local high school for a very important educational event. As the students made their way into the gymnasium, I could feel the enthusiasm among them. Their curiosity was also ...

The American Heart Association is raising awareness during Heart Month by promoting heart disease prevention, expanding CPR training in Oklahoma, and advocating for better resources in schools.

I heard from many nurses, doctors, EMTs, and paramedics who were grateful that I had brought attention to the difficult reality that CPR may often cause more harm than good. But I also heard from ...