WE'VE ALL SEEN the tension-filled movie scenes where somebody collapses and another person comes rushing in and starts performing CPR. What's not always shown, however, is one key step, like grabbing ...

In recent years, heart attacks have been on the rise. Timely medical intervention is crucial in saving lives. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving technique that can make a significant ...

In 2016, more than 350 thousand people suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Most of them died. Fear of performing CPR incorrectly may ward off those who could potentially help. Now, an ...

TEMPLE, Texas (KWTX) - The American Heart Association has removed the practice of mouth-to-mouth as part of the process for performing CPR. After a year of reinforcing mask-wearing and ...

The survival rate from heart attacks would be much higher if more people knew how to perform CPR, Canadian researchers say. Every year, tens of thousands of Canadians die from cardiac arrest because ...

Providing CPR to a patient while sliding down a ski hill in an emergency toboggan is no easy task — but, thanks to community donations, the ski community at Sun Peaks, B.C., now has a new way of ...

Las Vegas firefighters continue to spread lifesaving cheer in what can literally be described as a heart-warming style. In an effort to increase the cardiac arrest survival rate in Southern Nevada, ...

The writer is Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology Lab & Arrhythmia Services, Max Super Speciality Hospital. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a word hard to pronounce, difficult to spell, and even ...