If you saw someone in cardiac arrest, would you know what to do? If you had ever been trained in CPR, you might remember your ABCs — airway, breathing, chest compressions. First you open the airway ...

Trained first responders need to stick to interrupted rescue breathing when performing CPR, as opposed to chest compressions only. According to the largest study of its kind, continuous chest ...

These interventions can keep blood flowing to the brain until emergency medical assistance arrives.This article provides steps for performing CPR on an adult, child, or baby. It also describes how ...

MinnPost’s reporting is free every single day, but it isn’t free to produce. Join 4,800 members with a donation right now. If you’ve ever completed a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), you ...

In recent years, heart attacks have been on the rise. Timely medical intervention is crucial in saving lives. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving technique that can make a significant ...

People can survive cardiac arrest if they receive only chest compressions during attempts to revive them -- as advised by the current American Heart Association guidelines. But they cannot survive ...

Rewarming the victims of severe hypothermia usually causes heart failure of varying severity, but little is known about why. In a step toward developing proper rewarming techniques, Norwegian ...