Doing CPR right away can double or even triple a person’s chance of surviving cardiac arrest. Learn these CPR steps now so you know what to do if someone is experiencing a life-threatening emergency.

Each year, 475,000 Americans die from cardiac arrest, an electrical malfunction in the heart that causes an irregular heartbeat and disrupts the flow of blood to the brain, lungs and other organs.

Sudden cardiac arrest is a scary thing, and not just for the person experiencing it. Imagine that someone collapses in front of you. They are desperately gasping for air or not breathing and their ...

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

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, popularly known as CPR, is an emergency procedure that is performed when someone's heartbeat or breathing stops. Giving CPR on time can increase the chance of survival ...

When someone suffers from cardiac arrest — an electrical malfunction in the heart that abruptly stops it from beating — knowing how to perform CPR can literally save their life. But more often than ...

The first week of June – National CPR & AED Awareness Week, June 1-7— gives Puget Sound residents the chance to learn about saving lives in the event of sudden cardiac arrest. Free Hands-Only™ CPR ...

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - One technology company has collaborated with the American Heart Association to provide users with basic CPR instruction and warning signs of a heart attack. Pinnacle Senior ...

Children and infants have different needs than adults when it comes to cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Techniques that could save an adult’s life could cause more harm than good in a child. Children ...

In recent NFL news, Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin was involved in a scary incident in which he had to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to restart his heart. The hit wasn’t ...

Voice assistants like Google Assistant, Siri and Alexa can help with things like the weather and recipes, but what about CPR? Perhaps not so much, a new report showed. Only 59% of voice assistant ...