A Wisconsin woman could have died three years ago had her husband not performed compression-only CPR. In hopes of saving more lives, Kay Kratochwill is working with WISC TV and St. Mary’s Hospital to ...

Many TV depictions of CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest not only made errors in correct technique but may skew public ...

You may want to double-check your CPR skills. While it’s probably common knowledge not to take medical information from ...

Checking for a pulse and giving rescue breaths are just some of the ways TV inaccurately depicts CPR for sudden cardiac ...

A public health campaign in Arizona advocating chest compression or hands-only CPR increased cardiac arrest survival rates and the number of citizens actually performing CPR, a new study shows. When ...

A randomized trial shows no difference in adult patient outcomes with the two approaches. A previous nonrandomized study showed improved outcomes from adult cardiac arrest with compression-only ...

There is yet more evidence showing that a simpler and easier way to perform CPR — using chest compressions only — saves lives just as well as traditional CPR and its mouth-to-mouth breathing. As a ...

Those interested in learning CPR are in luck in Clackamas County. American Medical Response, the county's emergency medical services provider, is providing compression-only CPR training in Happy ...

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 ...

TV shows portray CPR incorrectly in most episodes, spreading outdated methods that discourage lifesaving action.

TV depictions of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest may mislead viewers about who is most likely to need cardiopulmonary ...