Every year, more than 350,000 instances of cardiac arrest occur outside U.S. hospitals, according to the American Heart Association. These medical emergencies can occur anywhere from private homes and ...

On Wednesday, March 4, the Sturbridge Fire Department held a ceremony to honor the local first responders who helped save ...

“The chance of survival goes down by 10% for every minute without CPR,” said Dr. Comilla Sasson, vice president of the American Heart Association’s Emergency Cardiovascular Care department. “It’s a 10 ...

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, ...

The role of rescue breathing in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed by a layperson is uncertain. We hypothesized that the dispatcher instructions to bystanders to provide chest compression ...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Staff at five Manchester-based schools are now better trained to respond to cardiac emergencies ...

The first time cardiologist Sonia Tolani performed CPR outside a hospital was in 2009. She was on the subway in New York City, headed home from work, when she saw a man slump to the ground and stop ...

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A recent, unexpected cardiac episode of NBA star LeBron James' son Bronny James sheds light on the dangers of cardiac arrest. The 18-year-old was hospitalized after a cardiac event during a workout at ...

Women who have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are less likely than men to receive bystander CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) application regardless of the racial and ethnic ...