You can skip the mouth-to-mouth breathing and just press on the chest to save a life. In a major change, the American Heart Association said Monday that hands-only CPR - rapid, deep presses on the ...

New consumer survey findings from the American Heart Association show that nearly six in every ten American adults still incorrectly believe only those with special training should perform Hands-Only ...

Nursing facilities in the United States must reevaluate their procedures for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) attempts, according to a medical director and author of a new review published in JAMDA ...

Paramedics with Davidson County Emergency Services are implementing a new CPR procedure that's aimed at saving lives. Dr. Lisa Evans Taylor, medical director for the county's emergency services ...

When cardiac arrest occurs, every second counts—but, according to a new study out of the University of Pittsburgh, the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques shown on television are misleading ...