On TV it always seems clear and simple. A patient in the hospital goes into cardiac arrest and the medical team springs into action. After a few tense moments of furious activity, and only after all ...

A study of more than 17,238 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients found that nearly all survivals were achieved within 35 minutes of performing cardiopulmonary respiration and that there was little ...

When Tim Franko suffered a heart attack at work on Aug. 19, a bystander began to administer CPR within a minute. Paramedics tried to revive him for 16 minutes before transporting him to nearby Regions ...

A Swedish review of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest data shows rates of bystander CPR nearly doubled; compression-only (or Hands-Only CPR) increased six-fold over an 18 year period; and the chance of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A person’s chance of survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest decreases with CPR duration. The data could help ...

New long-term data support a strategy of chest-compression-only CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) for bystanders who are uncomfortable or untrained in giving rescue breathing. The latest ...

A new smartphone app connected to Danville’s emergency response system aims to help cardiac arrest victims receive lifesaving ...

Perhaps you’re familiar with the rumor that humming “Stayin’ Alive” while doing chest compressions is the best way to perform CPR on someone. Some of you might even remember when Michael Scott ...

In a Swedish study of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, bystander CPR rates nearly doubled and compression-only, or Hands-Only CPR, rates increased six-fold over the 18-year review. Compression-only and ...