LYNCHBURG, Va. – Two emergency dispatchers have been recognized on social media for their efforts to saving lives. Lynchburg’s Department of Emergency Services says the dispatchers recently received ...

A proof-of-concept JAMA Internal Medicine study found that widely available AI models could deliver many guideline-concordant ...

Ask Alexa or Siri about the weather. But if you want to save someone’s life? Call 911 for that. Voice assistants often fall flat when asked how to perform CPR, according to a study published Monday.

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JOPLIN, Mo. — This week is National CPR and AED Awareness Week. “I’ve had a couple of experiences with just first aid and ...

The Institute of Medicine, a division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, called on state and local education departments Tuesday to make CPR training a graduation ...

Governor Scott Walker has signed a new law ensuring all dispatchers in the state can give hands only CPR instructions over the phone. Under the bill, every 911 call center must have either trained and ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) – Governor Scott Walker signed a measure into law that ensures 9-1-1 dispatchers in the state can give CPR instructions over the phone. “It’s a great thing, it’s going to improve ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) -- Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Saturday AB 1719, a law that requires hands-on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instruction, along with Automated External Defibrillator ...

It's been nearly two years since Rhode Island lawmakers approved funding to train all 911 call takers to provide CPR instructions over the phone, but new data shows no improvement in people's chances ...