CPR’s mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions have saved countless lives, but the chest pumps alone may be just as effective during medical emergencies. A Japanese study found that people ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA — Bystander CPR was associated with higher rates of overall survival and neurologically favorable status after pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, in a new study. And ...

Vienna, Austria (updated) - Emergency medical services dispatchers should guide bystanders through the chest-compression-only technique when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on an adult ...

Two of the three pillars of CPR -- opening a distressed person's airway and providing mouth-to-mouth breathing -- turn out to be not so essential when it comes to saving the life of someone in cardiac ...

Oct. 9, 2010— -- CPR using chest compression alone administered by bystanders to victims of cardiac arrest is associated with better survival than conventional CPR, a large prospective study ...

Chest compressions alone are as effective in rescuing victims of heart attacks as conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation that combines compressions with forced breathing, researchers said ...

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. A ...

The American Heart Association and Jewish Community Foundation have provided equipment so Pacific Beach Middle School students can learn life-saving techniques.

Yet another study has shown that cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by lay people that does not include mouth-to-mouth breathing yields a better chance of survival for people who suffer cardiac ...

In fact, the revised recommended ratio is just two breaths per every 30 chest compressions. That's twice as many compressions as was recommended in the past. ""Just doing chest compressions can make a ...

A Swedish review of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest data shows rates of bystander CPR nearly doubled; compression-only (or Hands-Only CPR) increased six-fold over an 18 year period; and the chance of ...