People who suffer cardiac arrest - in which the heart stops beating - were less likely to die in subsequent years when bystanders performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation using chest compressions only, ...

OK, so you don’t know the formula for chest compressions-to-breaths recommended in standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Rockford cardiologist Dr. Robert Harner prefers that you just remember 100 — ...

Editor’s note: This article is part of a special supplement, “EMS State of the Science: Important advances in prehospital cardiac care and resuscitation,” published in our sister publication JEMS. To ...

First responder Sam Shreves, firefighter/EMT Todd Martin, Capt./EMT John Davis and firefighter/first responder Tyler Gates, members of the Lubeck VFD, are simulating a cardiac arrest using a mannequin ...

WESTMINSTER, Calif. (KABC) -- Starting New Year's Day, all agencies responding to 911 calls in Orange County will be required to carry automatic chest compression devices (ACCDs) and some first ...

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Physio-Control, Inc., the world’s leading provider of professional emergency response solutions, announced today that the main results of the large randomized LINC ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Longer chest compression pause duration for in-hospital cardiac arrest was associated with worse survival ...

Imagine that you are walking down a city street and a person collapses in front of you. He is having a heart attack, and he needs instant assistance. What are you going to do? For decades the ...

An automatic chest compression device called the AutoPulse aims to improve survivability in patients experiencing cardiac arrest while freeing the hands of emergency medical technicians and clinicians ...

Bystanders should stick to chest compressions, many experts say. July 28, 2010— -- Imagine for a moment, you and your friend are having dinner in a small restaurant and suddenly your friend stops ...

Outside the hospital, chest compressions alone can save lives. Sept. 12, 2010— -- Chest compressions prior to defibrillation are just as good as immediate treatment with an electrical ...