A study of more than 17,238 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients found that nearly all survivals were achieved within 35 minutes of performing cardiopulmonary respiration and that there was little ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When older hospitalized patients need revival by CPR, more than half are likely to die before they are discharged, according to a new study. The odds of surviving long ...

A local CPR instructor will host hands-on CPR demonstrations Tuesday at the Merriweather Library on Jefferson Avenue in ...

On TV it always seems clear and simple. A patient in the hospital goes into cardiac arrest and the medical team springs into action. After a few tense moments of furious activity, and only after all ...

A study of elderly patients receiving CPR in hospitals shows that rates of survival did not improve from 1992 to 2005. The proportion of hospital deaths after CPR rose, and the proportion of patients ...

Dialysis patients got 20 times more cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the hospital than other admitted patients and had far worse long-term survival afterward, a Medicare study showed. The rate ...

Refractory cardiac arrest patients brought to hospital with ongoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can survive with good brain function, according to research in nearly 4,000 patients. Refractory ...

Patients receiving dialysis have higher rates of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and worse long-term survival after discharge than other patients, according to a national cohort study published ...

Wolfson Children's Hospital received life-saving educational devices for parents on Tuesday. The First Coast's American Heart Association delivered 75 infant CPR training kits. They will be used by ...

Cleveland Browns cornerback and American Heart Association Nation of Lifesavers™ NFL Player Ambassador Denzel Ward is taking his impact beyond the field and into the heart of the city appearing on new ...