CAMBRIDGE - There's a group of students at MIT and Harvard banding together to save lives by improving CPR training. "There is very little female representation in the curriculum and so we thought we ...

During Sudden Cardiac Arrest, a person’s chance of survival can be increased if Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is combined with the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) as quickly as ...

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation are crucial life-saving techniques that can greatly influence survival rates during emergencies involving sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The ...

A Worthing first responder is backing a campaign to address gender inequality in life-saving treatment during cardiac arrests ...

Being trained in CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and in how to use an Automated Axternal Defibrillator (AED) can be invaluable when someone is in serious medical distress. These skills can help ...

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a medical emergency where the heart suddenly stops beating normally. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. Immediate defibrillation and high-quality CPR can ...

(Reuters Health) - When a bystander gives CPR or applies an automatic defibrillator to someone who has collapsed from cardiac arrest, the benefits persist for at least a year. A Danish study has ...

Bystander aid using CPR and a defibrillator can be critically important for saving lives when someone has a cardiac arrest -- even when an ambulance arrives quickly, say researchers. A new study finds ...

CHICAGO, IL — Two new studies add to previous research showing that early "bystander" interventions can improve outcomes after a witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, especially when compared with ...

Former professional soccer players met with physicians from Emory on Wednesday to promote the importance of being prepared to respond to emergency cardiac events in sports. The event comes after ...