Nana Patekar was given 45 minutes of CPR and still couldn't be revived. It raises an obvious question: What is CPR, and is it ...

Less than 8 percent of people who suffer from cardiac arrest outside of the hospital survive the incident, according to the American Heart Association. To improve survivorship and better administer ...

DALLAS, Feb. 24, 2020 — A high-quality telecommunicator CPR (T-CPR) program can save more lives from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and strengthen the chain of survival, according to a new advisory ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A well-planned, well-rehearsed emergency action plan is essential to prevent death from on-field sudden cardiac ...

The ventilation technique, also known as rescue breathing, commonly used during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for people with cardiac arrest is often performed poorly by professional emergency ...

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In a new, observational study, survival and neurological outcome at 1 month after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest were worse in patients treated with an advanced airway than in those treated with ...

While its use is expanding, mechanical CPR has not been tested for effectiveness by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA). Despite significant cost and minimal evidence that mechanical resuscitation ...