I heard from many nurses, doctors, EMTs, and paramedics who were grateful that I had brought attention to the difficult reality that CPR may often cause more harm than good. But I also heard from ...

A preliminary study of adults who experienced out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and received cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that included the use of a device to elevate the head and thorax ...

The chance that a person in cardiac arrest will survive increases when rescuers doing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) spend more time giving chest compressions, according to a multi-center study.

The decision to discontinue cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a difficult one for physicians. Pre-arrest and intra-arrest factors associated with increased risk of unsuccessful CPR include ...

Mrs. Ellenwood played a vital role in her husband’s survival. She recognized the emergency and began CPR before responders ...

WENATCHEE, Wash. — Longtime firefighter Mike Soltwisch says he is a lot more tired after doing CPR today than he was several years ago. He is not complaining. Soltwisch is now doing high-performance ...