October 5, 2011 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) — Preferences for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and/or mechanical ventilation (MV) often change in patients with advanced chronic obstructive ...

In 2025 why not learn CPR? NPR's Life Kit has tips for how to help someone in cardiac arrest. Every year, more than 350,000 people in the U.S. are not in a hospital when they go into cardiac arrest.

Hands-Only CPR training kiosks are becoming more widespread and are an effective training tool, a new analysis finds. Prompt action from a bystander can impact the likelihood a person survives cardiac ...

If you’re alone with a child or baby who is unresponsive and not breathing (or only gasping), call 911 after you’ve done 2 minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). If someone else is present, ...

(Reuters Health) - The majority of people believe cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is successful more often than it tends to be in reality, according to a small U.S. study. This overly optimistic ...

The conventional method for chest compressions doesn’t have a great success rate. Doctors are pumping it up with a high-tech plunger. By Joanne Silberner In 1988, a 65-year-old man’s heart stopped at ...

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 ...

When you think of habits that make us healthy, many of us think of eating well, exercising and getting enough sleep… but there are steps we can take that will improve health all over Northeast Ohio.