CPR’s mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions have saved countless lives, but the chest pumps alone may be just as effective during medical emergencies. more A Japanese study found that ...
A new study by the department of anaesthesiology at the Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS), Greater Noida, has questioned the scientific basis of a fundamental step in cardiopulmonary ...
The American Heart Association, or the AHA, as it is often referred to, trains hundreds, if not thousands, of new instructors each year. This is my 49th year as an AHA instructor and to say things ...
Chicago – Sten Rubertsson, M.D., Ph.D., of Uppsala University, Sweden and colleagues assessed whether cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in which chest compressions are delivered with a mechanical ...
New research has found that a type of automatic chest compression is more effective to carry out CPR in space than the ‘handstand method’ that is currently recommended in emergency protocols for ...
Dr. Gordon A. Ewy has a gleam in his eyes as he recounts some of the ways he's been described during his tenure as director of the University of Arizona's Sarver Heart Center, where he leads a team ...
A new interactive kiosk that teaches hands-only CPR in five minutes was unveiled last week at Providence Saint John’s Health Center, marking the launch of a mobile program that will travel to multiple ...
Few Americans know the mechanics of how to give CPR — which stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation — though many have heard of the concept and have an idea of what it is. CPR is a technique ...