New figures show women are less likely than men to receive bystander CPR as many "feel unsure about touching a woman's chest" ...

The new free service notifies trained Danville community members when someone nearby is in cardiac arrest, helping start CPR ...

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed within five minutes of a child's heart stopping nearly doubled their chances of survival, according to preliminary research to be presented at the ...

The proportion of bystanders (as opposed to emergency medical services) performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on individuals experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has steadily ...

Connor Shaw was known for his heroics on the football field, but his most important play happened off it: surviving a sudden ...

When a woman collapsed on an escalator at the Buffalo, New York, airport last June, Phil Clough knew what to do. He and another bystander put her flat on her back and checked her pulse (faint) and her ...

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 ...

The woman collapsed after a seemingly normal day at work ...

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is the most time-sensitive medical emergency. Hamlin wears jersey No. 3, and his story underscores three key steps that define an effective response ...