Not all CPR is equal in terms of augmenting survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), according to an analysis of US registry data that uncovered racial/ethnic and sex differences. Native ...

Two minutes into cardiac arrest—when the heart stops pumping and blood ceases to flow to the body's organs—brain cells begin ...

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a vital skill anyone can perform. It is administered to an unconscious person who is not breathing normally.

(CNN) — Survival rates for Black women are far worse after bystander CPR than for White men, according to a study published this month in the American Heart Association journal Circulation. The study ...

However, the survival odds decreased 24% when a lay rescuer initiated CPR in six to seven minutes, 33% when performed in eight to nine minutes and 41% when started in 10 minutes or more after the ...

Bystander CPR is associated with higher survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, but its association is weakest among Black individuals and women, according to a recent study. Researchers ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A person’s chance of survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest decreases with CPR duration. The data could help ...

Individuals suffering from cardiac arrest who receive bystander-initiated CPR while waiting for an ambulance to arrive have higher survival rates, according to a recent study published in the American ...

LOS ANGELES, CA — Despite strides in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training, consumer research from the American Heart Association reveals only 1 in 4 Asian American individuals are confident ...