After the Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during a game in Week 17 of the regular season, medical readiness and CPR training are top of mind at Super Bowl LVII. At the Super Bowl ...

WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, Ohio — How prepared are you for a pet emergency? We hope a life-threatening emergency doesn't happen, but knowing what to do and who to call can greatly improve the outcome. The ...

This CPR class (also known as BLS (Basic Life Support) Healthcare Providers Course) teaches the skills of CPR for victims of all ages including infants. Instruction covers ventilation with a barrier ...

Despite significant cost and minimal evidence that mechanical resuscitation devices benefit patients in cardiac arrest more than resuscitation performed by people, the devices are being used more ...

When people hear the term CPR, they often envision a mouth-to-mouth procedure, combined with applied pressure on the chest.

BACKGROUND: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by health care responders is often suboptimal during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Mechanical CPR devices have been promoted as a strategy to ...

The guidelines recommend alternating 5 back blows followed by 5 abdominal thrusts for choking in conscious children and adults until the object is expelled or the person becomes unresponsive.

When Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is administered out of the hospital by lay persons, it is associated with a two- to four-fold increase in survival. Bystanders may obtain CPR instructions from ...

Purpose: The key changes included in the 2005 cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency cardiac care (ECC) guidelines are reviewed. Advances since publication of the current guidelines are ...

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a new life-saving bill into law. With a stroke of his pen, Kemp enacted Senate Bill 505, which will require every emergency dispatcher to go through annual CPR ...

Despite significant cost and minimal evidence that mechanical resuscitation devices benefit patients in cardiac arrest more than resuscitation performed by people, the devices are being used more ...

Residents were able to learn emergency CPR and first aid techniques at a free event for the public at the Agana Shopping Center on Thursday as part of Emergency Medical Services Week. CPR — or ...