The year 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). During these past 50 years, tremendous research has been conducted to evaluate techniques, ...

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 ...

These interventions can keep blood flowing to the brain until emergency medical assistance arrives.This article provides ...

DALLAS, Nov. 12, 2024 — Updated guidance reaffirms the recommendation for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and highlights the importance of compressions with rescue breaths as a first step in ...

LOS ANGELES - CPR has been a practice known to save lives but the time it takes to restore heart function when someone is experiencing cardiac arrest may be slimmer than you may realize. Researchers ...

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in people experiencing a heart attack is a time-dependent medical emergency requiring immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). In new research presented at ...

In 2025 why not learn CPR? NPR's Life Kit has tips for how to help someone in cardiac arrest. Every year, more than 350,000 people in the U.S. are not in a hospital when they go into cardiac arrest.

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 ...

The American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics update recommendations for untrained lay rescuers and trained rescuers resuscitating adults and children who have drowned.