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

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a vital skill anyone can perform. It is administered to an unconscious person who is ...

June is CPR and AED Awareness Month. If you don’t know how to do CPR, now is a good time to learn. You never know when an emergency could happen. “There’s incredible data that delays in CPR will ...

When someone collapses from cardiac arrest, the next few seconds are absolutely crucial. But for millions of people, the ...

Television characters who experience cardiac arrest outside a hospital are more likely to receive CPR than people in real ...

HOT. THANKS, BILL. SURE. CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION IS A CRITICAL LIFESAVING TECHNIQUE PERFORMED DURING CARDIAC OR RESPIRATORY ARREST, BUT ONLY ABOUT HALF OF AMERICANS KNOW HOW TO DO CPR. AND ...

Think you know how to perform CPR properly because you've seen it on TV? You probably don't, a new study has warned.

SAN ANTONIO – If someone went into cardiac arrest in front of you, would you know how to save them? That’s a question a local girl and the American Heart Association want the San Antonio community to ...

Many TV depictions of CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest not only made errors in correct technique but may skew public ...

TV shows portray CPR incorrectly in most episodes, spreading outdated methods that discourage lifesaving action.