Using the CPR steps on someone who is not breathing can help keep them alive until the emergency services arrive. It is important to know when to do CPR and how to perform it. CPR works by keeping a ...

Cardiac emergencies tend to increase during the holidays and it's important to be prepared should someone you know go through ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — This summer, a Grand Rapids dispatcher is on a mission to make CPR training accessible for underserved communities, equipping young people with the skills to respond in ...

Before we get into how to correctly perform CPR, it is important to know what CPR is? CPR stands for Cardiopulmonary ...

The Womanikin was created by a female doctor and female-led ad agency. Most cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) mannequins, on which people learn how to do CPR, are missing one feature important to a ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Having to perform CPR on a loved one is simultaneously a nightmare, and the most likely scenario in which you would actually perform it. It’s not fun to think about, but taking ...

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 ...

The American Heart Association and The Giants Foundation, the nonprofit organization of the New York Giants, gathered representatives from 12 local schools for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and ...

Here we are already into the February calendar. With the prognostications of the groundhog behind us, be that as it may, there are other celebrations that loom ahead. Of course Feb. 14 is Valentine’s ...

"Everybody should learn how to do CPR, even if they're afraid or think they'll never use it or are not capable of using it - you never know." Peter Prendiville suffered a cardiac arrest just 20 ...

Dear Doctors: This year our family vacation is a camping road trip. There will be a lot of hiking and outdoor exploring, so my wife and I have put together a good first-aid kit. Now I think that ...

Joy Keohane, the HEB school district health services coordinator, shows class attendees how to do chest compressions during a CPR class at the Pat May Center in Bedford in October. Chris Torres ...