According to the American Heart Association, only about half of Americans say they would feel confident performing CPR in an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CPR, especially when done immediately, can double or triple a person's survival chances. (Getty Images) According to the AHA, ...

Despite similar rates of bystander CPR after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, Asian adults in the U.S. were 8% less likely to survive to hospital discharge and 15% less likely to have favorable ...

Whites are three times more likely to survive a cardiac arrest after receiving bystander CPR than Black adults are, a new study has found. Likewise, men are twice as likely to survive after bystander ...

Thousands of U.S. kids each year collapse from cardiac arrest and need CPR to save their lives. But CPR must start for them in half the time required for adults, according to results presented at the ...

An unknown bystander saved a cyclist in San Luis Obispo using hands-only CPR, prompting city fire officials to promote free emergency training.

If a family member or co-worker went into cardiac arrest, would you be ready to react and deliver CPR? Results of a recent survey show that although 9 out of 10 people are aware that performing CPR ...

Black or Hispanic adults who experience a witnessed cardiac arrest outside the hospital are substantially less likely than their White peers to receive lifesaving care from a bystander, preliminary ...

Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps is sponsoring another free, hands-only, adult CPR class on Saturday, October 3. The class will be from 9-10 am and registration is required. Those who are interested ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's one thing to know that emergencies happen, to be trained and prepared in case there is a life-threatening medical issue. It's ...

Worldwide interest in CPR, also known as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, skyrocketed following Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest during a game on Jan. 2, according to the American ...

DALLAS, July 26, 2023 — Despite similar rates of bystander CPR after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, Asian adults in the U.S. have lower rates of survival than white adults, according to new ...