LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - June is National Men’s Health Month and this week is National CPR and AED Awareness Week. One heart attack survivor says if bystanders hadn’t come to his aid after he collapsed ...

"You don't learn CPR because you expect to use it," said Dr. Saket Girotra, a professor of medicine at UT Southwestern ...

When someone has a cardiac arrest, the actions of people nearby can make the difference between life and death. For years, ...

SEATTLE, August 1, 2024 — Despite strides in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training, consumer research from the American Heart Association reveals only 1 in 4 Asian American individuals are ...

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 ...

Initiating CPR within the first five minutes after cardiac arrest can nearly double the chances of survival for children, according to preliminary research analyzing data for more than 10,000 children ...

Chloe Burke survived cardiac arrest after bystanders performed CPR and used an AED. Learn why CPR training matters and what ...

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 ...

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 ...

On World Restart a Heart Day, cardiac arrest survivor Johnnie Davis is sharing how his wife's quick action saved his life.

The Yorkshire Ambulance Service Charity is introducing female manikins into CPR training to help close the gender gap in cardiac arrest survival.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bystander CPR performed within the first 5 minutes of a cardiac arrest in children can nearly double their ...