Marin County residents can learn lifesaving skills during the annual Sidewalk CPR event on Saturday. The free countywide ...

Recently, I wrote about the dark side of CPR. Despite a common misperception that CPR can rescue almost anyone from the brink of death, most people that receive it don't survive. Of those that do, ...

Sudden cardiac arrest occurs when the heart unexpectedly stops beating, which cuts off blood flow to the brain and other organs. If not treated, it can cause death within minutes. In fact, only about ...

Richmond Public Schools is partnering with the Richmond Education Association and the Richmond Fire Department to take some ...

Helping someone in cardiac arrest is not as daunting as it seems. By Gina Kolata See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra cobertura en los resultados de búsqueda. Add ...

The role of rescue breathing in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed by a layperson is uncertain. We hypothesized that the dispatcher instructions to bystanders to provide chest compression ...

"I'm living proof of why learning CPR is so important," she said. "I suffered a cardiac arrest just as I was about to speak at my grandfather's funeral. I was young, healthy and active, and cardiac ...

The heart has an internal electrical system that controls the rhythm of the heart. A problem in this system may cause a cardiac arrest. It may cause the heart to stop pumping blood to the brain and ...