Cooling an adult who suffered out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with initial rhythm of ventricular fibrillation to 32° to 34° C is amongst the new, evidence based CPR guidelines put forth by the AHA.

All people who are pulled from the water after drowning should receive CPR with rescue breaths and chest compressions, according to updated guidance from the American Heart Association and the ...

The AHA update now includes the use of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for patients whose condition is refractory to other treatments.

Despite what headlines suggested, the AHA wasn’t advising that everyone do away with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in every scenario. According to the guidelines, hands-only CPR should be used ...

CPR Resources To become certified in CPR and in the use of automated external defibrillators, contact your local American Red Cross or American Heart Association to find a class in your area.

Knowing the steps of CPR can help save a person's life. In this article, we look at CPR steps, including how to prepare, when to use it, and which techniques to use.

Knowing cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR could be the key to saving someone from cardiac arrest or drowning.

Their goal is for one person to be CPR trained in every household by 2030. With February being heart month, the American Heart Association is also recognizing some of the youngest heart survivors ...

The new recommendation for lay-person rescuers i.e. non-medic bystanders is very simple: 1. Call emergency services 2. Push hard and fast in the centre of the chest. If you’ve done a first aid course ...

APPLETON (WLUK) -- When you think of CPR, you may think to push to the rhythm of Staying Alive.But there have been recent changes in CPR guidelines from the American Heart Association.And even the ...

The challenges and burdens facing the country’s nurses and caregivers are high, and among them is a continuous need to keep ...