Someone arriving on the scene of an injured individual might try to remember how to administer CPR, knowing that techniques ...

Do you know what to do if someone stops breathing? Only about 40% of people who go into cardiac arrest get bystander CPR if they’re not in a hospital. “That means 60% of people are not getting ...

Performing hands-only CPR requires an individual to interlace their hands, place it on the person’s chest and push down hard and fast, McCoy said. They should average 110-120 beats per minute and can ...

This kind of preparation can turn a bystander into a lifesaver.

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The American Heart Association, or the AHA, as it is often referred to, trains hundreds, if not thousands, of new instructors each year. This is my 49th year as an AHA instructor and to say things ...

Dispatcher Sophia Zervos quickly and calmly instructed parents how to perform CPR on their 4-year-old daughter.

MERT members held “rapid five-minute trainings” where students, faculty, and staff could learn how to perform hands-only CPR ...

Manheim Township student-athletes were up early to take a cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR class at the high school. About 100 kids and coaches were in attendance when the class started at 6:00 ...