Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed within five minutes of a child's heart stopping nearly doubled their chances of ...

For the past 40 years … there's been really no room for the idea that slow codes could be ethically permissible under any ...

CPR can be brutal and ineffective for people clearly at the end of life, but families often insist on it anyway. How should ...

According to the American Heart Association, three percent of people who have cardiac arrest outside of the hospital survive ...

New pediatric CPR guidelines update infant techniques, airway clearing, and resuscitation steps to improve survival and long-term neurologic outcomes.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – People who suffer cardiac arrest in Hispanic neighborhoods are 44% less likely to survive, a disparity often attributed to limited access to CPR training and bystander ...

To reach young athletes with important messages about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) the Association was at Lincoln Financial Field this past Thursday as former legendary players DeSean Jackson’s ...

Time is critical when someone's heart stops beating - and resuscitation is key. Bystanders action can be crucial for survival but what if there is no one nearby who knows how? Capacities vary widely ...

When it comes to cardiac arrest management, the guidelines say the most definitive treatment is high-quality chest ...