The American Heart Association reports that emergency medical personnel respond to nearly 300,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the United States annually, so CPR can help save many of these ...

AHA: Shorter Pause in CPR Before Defibrillator Use Improves Cardiac Arrest Survival Based on previous studies, American Heart Association resuscitation guidelines advise minimizing interruptions ...

The American Heart Association changed its CPR guidelines last fall so mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is no longer a training requirement for people who aren’t emergency responders.

The AHA estimates that emergency medical services treat 300,000 people for cardiac arrest each year, and CPR can double or triple a victim's chance of survival.

The American Heart Association released an updated guideline on CPR and emergency CV care, incorporating new research on how best to perform CPR and how to create an integrated system of care for ...

NASHVILLE, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Members of a U.S. health group say training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of defibrillators should be a requirement for high school graduation. Leaders of ...

Source: American Heart Association Science Advisory in the Jan. 11 issue of the journal, Circulation. Grant Middle School students, also, learn CPR in health class.

In October, the heart association issued CPR guidelines that replaced a 40-year-old directive that rescuers first check for an open airway and give rescue breaths before beginning chest compressions.

Health & Fitness Make CPR a high school graduation requirement, heart association advises Updated: Jan. 17, 2011, 11:14 p.m. | Published: Jan. 17, 2011, 10:14 p.m. By Angela Townsend, The Plain Dealer ...

“They should keep going until help arrives.” More than 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of a hospital each year, with 88 percent occurring at home, according to 2011 AHA figures.

WHAT: The American Heart Association in conjunction with the Mayor’s Office will train 1,000 people in hands-only CPR as part of the Everyone Can Be a Lifesaver service initiative launched by ...

Gov. Pat Quinn today signed a new law aimed at giving legal protection to good Samaritans who perform CPR on victims of a heart attack or cardiac arrest.The law is designed to encourage bystanders … ...