The sooner a lay rescuer (bystander) starts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person having a cardiac arrest at home or in public, up to 10 minutes after the arrest, the better the chances of ...

New research shows that bystander CPR can substantially improve a person's odds of surviving a cardiac arrest while avoiding ...

The sooner a lay rescuer (bystander) starts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person having a cardiac arrest at home ...

Starting CPR within the first 10 minutes of someone having a cardiac arrest at home or in public may greatly improve their chances for survival and protect their brain function, according to new ...

Imagine a loved one suffering a heart attack in their sleep. For one local family, that was a reality, and thanks to a team ...

Detailed in the new guideline update: Anyone removed from the water without showing signs of normal breathing or ...

The sooner a lay rescuer (bystander) starts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person having a cardiac arrest at home ...

Additionally, those who received CPR within two minutes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest had an 81 percent higher rate of survival up to release from the hospital. They also had a 95 percent higher ...

Women were less likely than men to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in public, however, this disparity improved ...

Cardiac arrest, which occurs when the heart malfunctions and abruptly stops beating, is often fatal without quick medical attention such as CPR to increase blood flow to the heart and brain. More ...