The change puts "the simplest step first" for traditional CPR, said Dr Michael Sayre, co-author of the guidelines issued by the American Heart Association. In recent years, CPR guidance has been ...

There’s a new order for CPR that spells C-A-B instead of A-B-C. The American Heart Association is re-arranging the ABCs of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in its 2010 American Heart Association ...

"Push fast and push hard" – that is the key to saving the life of someone who has suffered cardiac arrest and the central message in the revamped rules for performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

DALLAS – New guidelines out Monday switch up the steps for CPR, telling rescuers to start with hard, fast chest presses before giving mouth-to-mouth. The change puts "the simplest step first" for ...

For many decades, many health, civic, and emergency groups have promoted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as a way to save life, even without a medical degree. Countless classes, books, and ...

People who have a cardiac arrest that can't be helped by a defibrillator shock are more likely to survive if given CPR based on updated guidelines that emphasize chest compressions, according to ...

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 ...

San Francisco -- Two of the three pillars of CPR -- opening a distressed person's airway and providing mouth-to-mouth breathing -- turn out to be not so essential when it comes to saving the life of ...

A strong pair of hands, the courage to act decisively – and familiarity with 70s disco – may one day help you save a life. CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, has made headlines this year as ...

In recent years resuscitation guidelines have evolved to emphasize chest compressions. At the same time, a greater proportion of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) cases are now due to ...