Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a medical emergency where the heart suddenly stops beating normally. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. Immediate defibrillation and high-quality CPR can ...

High school and middle school coaches in Minnesota would have to be trained in how to use automated external defibrillators, ...

AEDs are simple to use. If you are a trained responder who finds someone unconscious and not breathing normally or not breathing at all, the procedure for use is simple. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation ...

KYOTO, Japan — Compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is associated with better neurological outcomes at one month when compared with conventional CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac-arrest ...

The benefits of bystander CPR or use of an automatic defibrillator on a patient suffering from cardiac arrest may last for up to a year, a new study found, with the two techniques also helping to ...

During Sudden Cardiac Arrest, a person’s chance of survival can be increased if Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is combined with the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) as quickly as ...

The Las Vegas Raiders teamed up with the American Red Cross of Southern Nevada this past weekend in order to provide CPR and AED training for local coaches, teachers, parents, and young athletes.

A Minnesota bill requiring CPR and AED training for high school coaches received bipartisan support in committee as advocates say it could help save the lives of young athletes.

Defib Hawaii, an American Heart Association Training Site, announces the expansion of its comprehensive life support certification programs to meet growing demand from healthcare professionals and ...

Chloe Lipton says changing the dummies used for CPR training could help save women's lives.

Delhi’s police chief said one of his officers used an automated external defibrillator to save the life of a Delhi woman. According to a Wednesday, March 11 news release from Chief Michael Mills, a ...

(Reuters Health) - When a bystander gives CPR or applies an automatic defibrillator to someone who has collapsed from cardiac arrest, the benefits persist for at least a year. A Danish study has ...