OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - According to the American Heart Association, early CPR can double or triple a person’s chance of survival. “Since 1966 the American Heart Association has been reviewing its ...

CPR’s mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions have saved countless lives, but the chest pumps alone may be just as effective during medical emergencies. A Japanese study found that people ...

Chest compression _ not mouth-to-mouth resuscitation _ seems to be the key in helping someone recover from cardiac arrest, according to new research that further bolsters advice from heart experts. A ...

Countless lives have been saved by the standard CPR method of 15 chest compressions for every two rescue breaths. That technique still works, but now trainers are preparing to teach CPR in a way that ...

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a vital skill anyone can perform. It is administered to an unconscious person who is not breathing normally. More than 70% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests ...