Gail Bowers had just enjoyed a light lunch at home with her 64-year-old husband Jack when she noticed he wasn't breathing. When he didn't respond to her voice, she immediately called 911. It turned ...

Professor Paul Pepe and Dr Jane Wigginton discuss current research and concepts that will affect the future of basic CPR. For over forty years, basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has been ...

Background Early basic-CPR has been shown to be effective. However, its effect on homeostasis in non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is unknown. We analyze pathophysiological and ...

CPR: Why it is needed and how it works Creating awareness amongst people and for spreading knowledge and understanding about basic CPR, including how to do it is the duty of the medical fraternity, ...

Be Safe Paramedical offers free basic first aid and basic CPR classes. Photo: Virtual College Be Safe Paramedical is urging residents to take free basic first aid and basic CPR classes to prevent ...

With over 26,000 cardiac arrests occurring every year in Australia and over 76 per cent of them occurring in the home, some of our youngest Australians are learning how to help. But why kids? It’s ...

The Orland Fire Protection District has a 71 percent Cardiac Arrest “Save Rate,” one of the highest in the region. Training in CPR or AED use can increase the survival of a cardiac arrest patient ...