TV varies dramatically in informing viewers about medical emergencies, but it also teaches audiences how not to perform ...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Wesley Warren, a senior at McQuaid Jesuit, is being honored for performing CPR on a man who collapsed. West Webster Fire Chief Glen Moorhouse nominated him for the Do the Right Thing ...
American TV episodes continued to depict bystander CPR with pulse checks and breaths given alongside compression, a study found. This despite hands-only CPR being the official method endorsed by the ...
Television characters who experience cardiac arrest outside a hospital are more likely to receive CPR than people in real life. But the CPR on these shows often depicts outdated practices and ...
Scripted television often shows CPR performed incorrectly. This can affect how the public responds to emergency situations, ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Beth Hoffman, University of Pittsburgh (THE CONVERSATION) Television characters who ...