One year ago, longtime Eagle County resident Steve Beairsto went into sudden cardiac arrest at the gym. His daughter, Jenna Beairsto, who was working out nearby, started performing chest compressions, ...

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 ...

Joy Keohane, the HEB school district health services coordinator, shows class attendees how to do chest compressions during a CPR class at the Pat May Center in Bedford in October. Chris Torres ...

Chest compressions, or hands-only Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation, is a skill Rapides Regional Medical Center wants to encourage the public to learn. On Saturday and on Feb. 25, Rapides Regional ...

Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States. If someone were to have a cardiac event or heart attack, would you know what to do in an emergency? Following the taping of Monday’s ...

KNOW HOW TO DO CPR AND IT COULD SAVE SOMEBODY’S LIFE. SAW A GENTLEMAN TRYING TO DO CPR. BUT EVEN AS I WAS DRIVING PAST, I COULD TELL THAT THE COMPRESSIONS WERE TOO SHALLOW. TARA ALI, A CARDIOLOGY ...

WE'VE ALL SEEN the tension-filled movie scenes where somebody collapses and another person comes rushing in and starts performing CPR. What's not always shown, however, is one key step, like grabbing ...

If a medical emergency arises while you're at home, you might be the only help available until professionals arrive. One of the main methods to know is CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. According ...

Hands-Only CPR: How to Perform in an Emergency: By Anjali Srivastava In a crisis, knowing how to do CPR can mean the difference between life and death. Hands-only CPR is a simple yet powerful ...

New research has found that a type of automatic chest compression is more effective to carry out CPR in space than the ‘handstand method’ that is currently recommended in emergency protocols for ...