Frank, 42, fell to the floor at home, a victim of cardiac arrest. His brother Jim immediately put his ear to Frank’s chest. Frank was not breathing; his heart had stopped beating. Jim called 911.

A pilot study of the first proposed major change in decades to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) suggests that performing the maneuver while patients are on their stomachs offers far better ...

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 ...

Deep chest compressions can crack ribs, but they reduce brain damage during cardiac arrest, reports a new study. Deep chest compressions can crack ribs, but they reduce brain damage during cardiac ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you're uncomfortable giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, you may actually do a better job of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if you do less mouth-to-mouth, ...

“Push hard, push fast” next time you give CPR to someone having cardiac arrest, say new, simpler guidelines in a radical departure from past advice. Putting the emphasis on chest compressions instead ...