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.

If your heart suddenly stopped, you'd hope others around you would take action and perform CPR, right? Statistics show that bystanders do CPR only about a third of the time and that women are less ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - More than 300,000 people suffer a cardiac arrest every year in this country, and 90% are fatal. “Sudden cardiac arrest is a major killer in the United States,” said James ...

Bystander CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) is easy to learn, takes just minutes to perform, and literally saves lives. And yet, only about 40 percent of cardiac arrest victims get CPR from a ...

In recent NFL news, Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin was involved in a scary incident in which he had to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to restart his heart. The hit wasn’t ...

Every year, 350,000 people die from cardiac arrest in the United States. However, hands-on emergency intervention like cardiopulmonary resuscitation – or CPR – from a bystander can make the difference ...

DALLAS (AP) — “Push hard, push fast” next time you give CPR to someone having cardiac arrest, say new, simpler guidelines in a radical departure from past advice. Putting the emphasis on chest ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - According to the American Heart Association, early CPR can double or triple a person’s chance of survival. “Since 1966 the American Heart Association has been reviewing its ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — This summer, a Grand Rapids dispatcher is on a mission to make CPR training accessible for underserved communities, equipping young people with the skills to respond in ...