These interventions can keep blood flowing to the brain until emergency medical assistance arrives.This article provides ...

Despite outside declarations that disco is dead, the American Heart Association has resurrected a '70s hit, hoping it will save lives. This is National CPR and AED – automated external defibrillator – ...

Each year, 475,000 Americans die from cardiac arrest, an electrical malfunction in the heart that causes an irregular heartbeat and disrupts the flow of blood to the brain, lungs and other organs.

The first week of June – National CPR & AED Awareness Week, June 1-7— gives Puget Sound residents the chance to learn about saving lives in the event of sudden cardiac arrest. Free Hands-Only™ CPR ...

Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) restores perfusion and oxygenation in a patient who does not have spontaneous circulation. The evidence with regard to the effect of extracorporeal ...