New research highlights the disparities between TV depictions of CPR and real-world data regarding the method, age and ...

University of Pittsburgh researchers analyzing 169 scripted TV episodes found inaccurate CPR depictions are common, ...

TV varies dramatically in informing viewers about medical emergencies, but it also teaches audiences how not to perform ...

Scripted television often shows CPR performed incorrectly. This can affect how the public responds to emergency situations, ...

You’ve seen what a cardiac arrest looks like on television - the patient limp and pale, the alert lifesaver pounding their ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bystander CPR as depicted on TV frequently did not align with correct real-world procedures and experience.

Fictional depictions of CPR are often "misleading" - and could cost lives, warns new research. Dramas frequently show "outdated" CPR techniques - potentially fueling misconceptions that could delay ...

Confused About CPR? Don't Count On TV Shows For Accurate Depictions, Study Warns By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Jan. 13, 2026 (HealthDay News) — How do you perform CPR properly? Who’s ...

Television characters who experience cardiac arrest outside a hospital are more likely to receive CPR than people in real life. But the CPR on these shows often depicts outdated practices and ...

A UPMC CPR instructor is now spreading awareness with a message that could save others.

Hands-Only CPR on a mannequin. (American Heart Association via SWNS) By Stephen Beech Fictional depictions of CPR are often "misleading" - and could cost lives, warns new research. Dramas frequently ...

Television characters who experience cardiac arrest outside a hospital are more likely to receive CPR than people in real life. But the CPR on these shows often depicts outdated practices and ...