The chance that a person in cardiac arrest will survive increases when rescuers doing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) spend more time giving chest compressions, according to a multi-center study ...

Official guidelines show that 30 chest compressions should be followed by two rescue breaths Concentrating on chest compressions rather than mouth-to-mouth when giving emergency resuscitation can ...

CPR’s mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions have saved countless lives, but the chest pumps alone may be just as effective during medical emergencies. A Japanese study found that people ...

Well, when it comes to delivering more effective CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)—CPR that can save lives—results from a new study in the journal, Resuscitation, point to data indicating that ...

Two studies comparing the use of manual chest compression vs. an automated chest compression device during resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest produce contrasting findings, according to ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Chest compressions before defibrillation in patients with sudden cardiac arrest is equally successful as immediate treatment with an electrical defibrillator, according to a new ...

Patients experiencing non-trauma–related cardiac arrest derive no added protection against death or neurological damage when emergency medical services (EMS) providers use continuous chest ...

Paramedics should give cardiac arrest patients uninterrupted chest compressions to improve their chances of survival, a US study has suggested. Researchers in Arizona found survival rates trebled when ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Longer chest compression pause duration for in-hospital cardiac arrest was associated with worse survival ...

An estimated 30,000 people each year in the UK have cardiac arrests in public Experts are warning members of the public against giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation unless they have been fully trained.

Experts are warning members of the public against giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation unless they have been fully trained. New guidelines say that those lacking the necessary skills should perform ...