SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KABC) -- Of the approximately 1,000 cardiac arrests that occur in the U.S. every day, a large majority of them are fatal because the victims didn't receive cardiopulmonary ...

Every year, thousands of people's lives are saved by family members, emergency personnel and total strangers who know what to do when someone's heart and breathing stops: cardiopulmonary resuscitation ...

Wake County offers free hands-only CPR training, emphasizing the importance of bystander skills for improved survival rates in cardiac events.

JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - Charleston County adults will receive a life-saving lesson on Saturday about the importance of CPR and how it can save loved ones’ lives. James Island Emergency will invite ...

Bob Elling says everyone should know CPR. “It’s a life skill everyone should know, said Elling, a national faculty member of the American Heart Association and a professor in Hudson Valley Community ...

In honor of American Heart Month, Miami-Dade County Public Schools hosted their third annual CPR Day Saturday, giving ...

You can skip the mouth-to-mouth breathing and just press on the chest to save a life. In a major change, the American Heart Association said Monday that hands-only CPR - rapid, deep presses on the ...

DETROIT – As part of Local 4′s Go 4 It community campaign, we’ve partnered with the City of Detroit for a day of free hands-only CPR training, open to anyone who wants to learn. To save more lives, ...

New research highlights the disparities between TV depictions of CPR and real-world data regarding the method, age and ...

More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions — especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according to ...