Think you know how to perform CPR properly because you've seen it on TV? You probably don't, a new study has warned.

Two minutes into cardiac arrest—when the heart stops pumping and blood ceases to flow to the body's organs—brain cells begin ...

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a vital skill anyone can perform. It is administered to an unconscious person who is not breathing normally.

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

Scripted television often shows CPR performed incorrectly. This can affect how the public responds to emergency situations, ...

TV shows can be misleading when it comes to educating viewers on hands-only CPR, along with who experiences cardiac arrest ...

Hands-only CPR is somehow not the norm in scripted television ...

A Kaysville family's quick thinking and CPR training helped save a life earlier this month when a loved one collapsed from ...

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

TV shows portray CPR incorrectly in most episodes, spreading outdated methods that discourage lifesaving action.