RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rapid City Fire Department is asking city leaders to approve the purchase of new automated chest ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

These devices take over the work of chest compressions while EMTs focus on other vitals during patient transport ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...