Lifeguards who oversee open waters, such as oceans and lakes, may be able to deliver CPR effectively in a moving inflatable boat, according to a small study in Spain. Surf-lifeguards provided the best ...

October 26, 2007 (Chicago) -- Residents and interns are likely to overestimate how much time actually passes during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), investigators reported here this week at CHEST ...

The American Heart Association on Monday announced a major change in its CPR guidelines, saying bystanders who perform chest compression on cardiac-arrest victims don't need to do mouth-to-mouth ...

Background Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) causes significant stress for the rescuers which may cause deficiencies in attention and increase distractibility. This may lead to misjudgements of ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Having to perform CPR on a loved one is simultaneously a nightmare, and the most likely scenario in which you would actually perform it. It’s not fun to think about, but taking ...

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 ...

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An 87-year-old woman died at a California senior living facility after a nurse refused to administer CPR, saying it was against her company’s policy to perform CPR on residents. A spokesman for the ...