Nursing facilities in the United States must reevaluate their procedures for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) attempts, according to a medical director and author of a new review published in JAMDA ...

Hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation is recommended by the American Heart Association, but it may not be the best way to save lives if more sophisticated medical care is slow in coming, according ...

Trisha Flaherty-Barnes lay in a Des Moines hospital bed for nearly a week in a coma. Last May, she collapsed, suffering cardiac arrest at her home. Her husband knew CPR. "A lot of times it's hard for ...

There have been some minor updates to CPR guidelines, here's what you need to know.

The American Heart Association last week issued new CPR guidelines for healthcare workers as the COVID-19 pandemic heads into its third year. The new guidelines say healthcare workers who are ...

SEATTLE — If you learned CPR years ago, you might not have heard about new CPR guidelines from the American Heart Association. They involve new recommendations for circumstances when people are ...

GUILFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Defibtech's automated external defibrillators (AEDs) meet the American Heart Association's new "hands-only" CPR guidelines, the company announced today. Unlike many ...

HARRISBURG -- A bill that would ensure all Pennsylvania high school students are trained in Hands-Only CPR has passed the state Senate and is heading to Gov. Tom Wolf's desk for his signature. To do ...