Erika Vasquez, Contributing Writer Students are participating in a new interactive CPR training inside the VCU Student ...

You can skip the mouth-to-mouth breathing and just press on the chest to save a life. In a major change, the American Heart Association said Monday that hands-only CPR - rapid, deep presses on the ...

A study published in Circulation last year found that CPR knowledge and confidence to use hands-only CPR can be increased through large-scale community training. Hands-only CPR recommendations 1 from ...

Knowing "hands-only CPR" is more relevant than ever during a pandemic, according to the American Heart Association. The association says that with more of us spending more time at home, the odds of ...

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With 58 million people expected to fly this holiday season, increased activity at airports and the perhaps the unanticipated layover can likely be expected. Travelers ...

WASHINGTON, DC -- Prompt action from a bystander can impact the likelihood a person survives cardiac arrest that occurs outside of a hospital. One common and proven intervention that anyone can learn ...

DALLAS, Jan. 12, 2026 — TV depictions of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest may mislead viewers about who is most likely to need cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and where it’s needed, according to new ...

New long-term data support a strategy of chest-compression-only CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) for bystanders who are uncomfortable or untrained in giving rescue breathing. The latest ...