DALLAS (AP) — “Push hard, push fast” next time you give CPR to someone having cardiac arrest, say new, simpler guidelines in a radical departure from past advice. Putting the emphasis on chest ...

June is CPR and AED Awareness Month. If you don’t know how to do CPR, now is a good time to learn. You never know when an emergency could happen. “There’s incredible data that delays in CPR will ...

More than 350,000 people had sudden cardiac arrest outside of a hospital in 2017. Those who received CPR were two to three times more likely to survive. Joshua Moeckly, a Mayo Clinic cardiac nurse, ...

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, popularly known as CPR, is an emergency procedure that is performed when someone's heartbeat or breathing stops. Giving CPR on time can increase the chance of survival ...

Every year, 350,000 people die from cardiac arrest in the United States. However, hands-on emergency intervention like cardiopulmonary resuscitation – or CPR – from a bystander can make the difference ...

The first week of June – National CPR & AED Awareness Week, June 1-7— gives Puget Sound residents the chance to learn about saving lives in the event of sudden cardiac arrest. Free Hands-Only™ CPR ...

When someone suffers from cardiac arrest — an electrical malfunction in the heart that abruptly stops it from beating — knowing how to perform CPR can literally save their life. But more often than ...

June is CPR and AED Awareness Month. If you don’t know how to do CPR, now is a good time to learn. You never know when an emergency could happen. “There’s incredible data that delays in CPR will ...

New guidelines out today switch up the steps for CPR, telling rescuers to start with hard, fast chest presses before giving mouth-to-mouth.

Different than a heart attack, a cardiac arrest is a life-threatening medical emergency where the heart suddenly stops beating. If you're ever on hand when this happens, knowing how to do CPR can help ...