The global incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is 213.1 (SD ± 177) per 100 000 population. 1 More than 20 000 people have out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year in Canada, where ...

People who suffer cardiac arrest - in which the heart stops beating - were less likely to die in subsequent years when bystanders performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation using chest compressions only, ...

Ed Howard was waiting for a COTA bus at 17th Avenue and High Street last October when he collapsed. A nurse saw him drop and started CPR. Paramedics were there within minutes and took over. Howard, 70 ...

Chest compression — not mouth-to-mouth resuscitation — seems to be the key in helping someone recover from cardiac arrest, according to new research that further bolsters advice from heart experts. A ...

Thirteen year olds can perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as well as adults, finds a new study. The authors suggest that children as young as nine years old should be taught CPR skills ...

A randomized trial shows no difference in adult patient outcomes with the two approaches. A previous nonrandomized study showed improved outcomes from adult cardiac arrest with compression-only ...

Well, when it comes to delivering more effective CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)—CPR that can save lives—results from a new study in the journal, Resuscitation, point to data indicating that ...

In a comparison of outcomes in Arizona for out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for cardiac arrest performed by bystanders, patients who received compression-only CPR were more likely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CPR, especially when done immediately, can double or triple a person’s survival chances. (Getty Images) According to the AHA, ...

The American Heart Association has issued new CPR guidelines, recommending that when attempting life-saving efforts for adults and children, start with chest compressions—"push hard and fast"—before ...

A meta-analysis demonstrates that dispatcher-assisted chest-compression–only cardiopulmonary resuscitation increases survival compared with traditional CPR in adults with witnessed out-of-hospital ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who suffer cardiac arrest - in which the heart stops beating - were less likely to die in subsequent years when bystanders performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation ...