By conducting the world's first randomized clinical trial, researchers have demonstrated that while overall survival rates ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - New Albany Fire has a new piece of equipment that can help save lives in a heart emergency. The LUCAS machine can be used when someone is in cardiac arrest. The machine ...

First responders administer CPR on a motorcycle rider. (File photo courtesy OnScene.TV) The San Diego County Fire Protection District has upgraded 35 automated chest-compression devices to their ...

Chest compression -- not mouth-to-mouth resuscitation -- seems to be the key in helping someone recover from cardiac arrest, according to new research that further bolsters advice from heart experts.

heart attack victim's chances of survival go up markedly if someone begins chest compressions within 30 seconds, according to recent research. The Grand Junction Fire Department is working to increase ...

New research has found that a type of automatic chest compression is more effective to carry out CPR in space than the ‘handstand method’ that is currently recommended in emergency protocols for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Few Americans know the mechanics of how to give CPR — which stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation — though many have heard of ...

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia researchers looked at data for rescue breathing vs. chest compression CPR for kids in cases of sudden cardiac arrest. A person participates in an American Red Cross ...