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 ...

Bystanders are less likely to give women who go into cardiac arrest chest compressions in public places due to anxiety about touching their breasts, according to a new study. Research by St John ...

Women are 27 per cent less likely to receive CPR from bystanders during a cardiac arrest, leading to an urgent need to ...

Babies usually have healthy hearts. But if an infant stops breathing, or is struggling to breathe, or has an unknown heart condition, or is seriously injured, their heart could stop. Doing ...

DALLAS -- "Push hard, push fast" next time you give CPR to someone having cardiac arrest, say new, simpler guidelines in a radical departure from past advice. Putting the emphasis on chest ...

"Thank goodness I had one champagne with the toast and that’s it,” she said. — -- One bride leapt into action right after her wedding ceremony, performing CPR on an unresponsive woman while still ...

Quick-thinking New Jersey Transit Police officers saved the life of a 3-year-old boy who was choking to the point of turning blue earlier this month, dramatic body camera footage shows. Transit cops ...