Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a vital skill anyone can perform. It is administered to an unconscious person who is ...

The American Heart Association’s 2025 Adult Basic Life Support Guidelines build upon prior versions with updated recommendations for assessment and management of persons with cardiac arrest, as well ...

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A Virginia grandmother has been searching for a month for the “guardian angel” who helped save her life when she suffered a scary medical emergency alone. WWBT, an NBC affiliate located in Richmond, ...

A California International Marathon runner is recovering after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest during the race, the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said on Sunday. The runner, identified as a ...

A woman running the California International Marathon on Sunday collapsed near the halfway point, according to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. Sac Metro Fire said responders found the woman ...

Polly the pup and her other owner, Hannah Cooke, were honored as 2025 CPR Heroes by the British Heart Foundation British Heart Foundation/John McVitty Polly the golden retriever helped to save the ...

It was a frightening close call for a 4-year-old boy from Long Island who suddenly went into cardiac arrest. As CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports, his mother faced an unthinkable choice as he ...

While sudden cardiac arrest in a child or adolescent is rare — about 20,000 cases occur each year in the U.S. — the outcomes when it happens outside of a hospital are estimated to be under 20%.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – While sudden cardiac arrest in a child or adolescent is rare — about 20,000 cases occur each year in the U.S. — the survival rate when it happens outside of a hospital is estimated to ...

This highlights just how critical every minute is after pediatric cardiac arrest." One of the study's limitations is that the time to CPR administration, which the research team calculated based on ...