When Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is administered out of the hospital by lay persons, it is associated with a two- to four-fold increase in survival. Bystanders may obtain CPR instructions from ...

The guidelines recommend alternating 5 back blows followed by 5 abdominal thrusts for choking in conscious children and adults until the object is expelled or the person becomes unresponsive.

This CPR class (also known as BLS (Basic Life Support) Healthcare Providers Course) teaches the skills of CPR for victims of all ages including infants. Instruction covers ventilation with a barrier ...

Despite significant cost and minimal evidence that mechanical resuscitation devices benefit patients in cardiac arrest more than resuscitation performed by people, the devices are being used more ...

Terasa Smith asked a crowd of educators in the New London-Spicer High School gymnasium last Tuesday if they could solve a mystery: Why don’t more people attempt CPR when it could save a life? Only 43% ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65(24):2337-2346. While both animal and human data suggest that a protocol incorporating CPR before defibrillation will improve survival in certain circumstances, the most ...

If you go into cardiac arrest, getting help within the first few minutes can mean the difference between life and death. A new study shows that help can get to victims more quickly with a mobile-phone ...

Heidi's Village is hosting pet CPR and first aid classes to help pet parents handle medical emergencies.

Purpose: The key changes included in the 2005 cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency cardiac care (ECC) guidelines are reviewed. Advances since publication of the current guidelines are ...