Few Americans know the mechanics of how to give CPR — which stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation — though many have heard of the concept and have an idea of what it is. CPR is a technique ...

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 ...

In the final week of the regular season of National Football League play, millions of Americans were relieved to learn that Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, 24, continues to make progress in his ...

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 ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WTKR/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - An 11-year-old girl learned how to do CPR from Girl Scouts, and then used it to save her father's life less than two weeks later. 11-year-old Vada ...

The American Heart Association says 911 callers unfamiliar with CPR should be instructed to use only chest compressions when dealing with heart-attack victims. The AHA came to that determination after ...