Watching someone collapse from sudden cardiac arrest is a scary experience — but knowing what to do can save a life. Quick ...

March 18, 2003 — Performing CPR before defibrillation for out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillation has no advantage if the delay to shock is less than five minutes, according to the results of a ...

A massive Canadian-led study of cardiac arrest patients may lead to changes in international guidelines on how long CPR should be performed before paramedics or other emergency personnel check whether ...

To help people keep pace when performing CPR, a major New York hospital has released a Spotify playlist complete with the best songs to keep ryhtm to when doing compressions. How to treat shock Shock ...

June 20, 2011 (Toronto, Ontario) — Reducing the delay between chest compressions and the delivery of defibrillator shocks during the treatment of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest will improve the ...

This Saturday, June 3, is the Compress and Shock Foundations’ annual free CPR and AED Educational Day. The organization is specifically focusing on communities that are underserved and don’t have ...

Why Learn Hands-Only CPR? Cardiac arrest—an electrical malfunction in the heart that causes irregular heartbeat and disrupts the flow of blood to the brain, lungs and other organs — is a leading cause ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Centers for Disease Control estimates there are more than 1,000 people who go into cardiac arrest each day around the United States. 90% of those incidents result in death.

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To give CPR, you will need to place one hand in the middle of the person's chest and the heel of the other hand on top, then interlock your fingers to lift them off the ribs. Lean over the person with ...