Chicago, IL - A editorial in the January 19, 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association says CPR guidelines are ripe for a major overhaul and that the key to saving lives may be ...

Hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation is recommended by the American Heart Association, but it may not be the best way to save lives if more sophisticated medical care is slow in coming, according ...

Over the last 40 years, the American Heart Association (AHA) has promoted the ABCs (Airway-Breathing-Chest Compressions) of CPR. 2010 guidelines released in October, however, reordered the sequence to ...

You don't have to check for a pulse before administering CPR to an adult any more, there are now 30 compressions to every two breaths, and rescue breathing is only done in conjunction with CPR. These ...

The American Heart Association last week issued new CPR guidelines for healthcare workers as the COVID-19 pandemic heads into its third year. The new guidelines say healthcare workers who are ...

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) has newly recommended that automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) be used on female cardiac arrest patients without removing undergarments such ...

The American Heart Association and American Academy of Pediatrics urge public awareness, as drowning remains a leading cause of death in children. As swim season ramps up, the American Heart ...

Drowning is the number one cause of death for children ages 1 to 4. CPR can be lifesaving and now, experts have updated the guidelines on how to perform it for drowning victims. What happened to ...

Major changes to Maryland’s CPR protocol that are expected to reduce risk for emergency medical services and increase survival for cardiac arrest patients took effect July 1, according to a report ...