The old-fashioned version of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with mouth-to-mouth and chest compressions may work better for children in cardiac arrest, a new Japanese study suggests. Since 2008, ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA — Bystander CPR was associated with higher rates of overall survival and neurologically favorable status after pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, in a new study. And ...

Marlana Hodgins helped her kids learn CPR in the family living room. About two years later, her son Trevor used CPR after a friend collapsed. Doctors say Trevor's actions probably saved his friend's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CPR, especially when done immediately, can double or triple a person’s survival chances. (Getty Images) According to the AHA, ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. In 2008, the American Heart Association decided to nix the mouth-to-mouth portion of ...

African-American kids from the most disadvantaged areas are about half as likely to receive emergency bystander CPR following an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest than white children in disadvantaged or ...

Children who receive CPR with both rescue breathing and compressions from a bystander have greater odds of survival without serious brain damage than if they receive CPR with compressions only, ...

SAN DIEGO — Nearly 300 junior lifeguards learned the important skill of CPR in Mission Bay Thursday from San Diego Fire-Rescue Department lifeguards. It’s one of the many activities the youths will ...