(CBS/AP) Hands-only CPR doesn't just eliminate the "yuck factor." A new study shows it can save more lives. It's the first large American study to show more adults survived cardiac arrest when a ...

Lumberton firefighters have a new way to perform CPR - a machine that is 95 percent more effective than manual CPR. The 17-pound LUCAS Chest Compression System is the first of its kind in Hardin and ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two steps can save a life at times of cardiac arrest. 1. Call 911. 2. Push hard and fast in the center of the chest of the cardiac arrest victim. Those are the steps for hands-only ...

Researchers have found that a user-friendly, 30-minute, video-based cardiopulmonary resuscitation training session is just as effective as the traditional three- to four-hour course in teaching basic ...

The success of CPR is vastly overrated by patients, a new study suggests. Not only does the general public consider CPR more effective than it really is, they tend to discount the negative effect it ...

Don Hladek of Fort Morgan was the first Morgan County resident to experience the almost miraculous power of the AutoPulse Resuscitation System. The night before his heart attack, the 64-year-old ...

Researchers have found that more than 50 Taylor Swift songs have an optimal tempo for delivering effective chest compressions during out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR. They’re ...

Chest compressions alone are as effective in rescuing victims of heart attacks as conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation that combines compressions with forced breathing, researchers said ...

When Brittany Williams woke up in a cardiac unit in New York City, she was confused, frightened and exhausted. The active 24-year-old was on vacation with her family, and last recalled sitting down in ...

According to latest changes made to CPR guidelines rescuers need to start with hard, fast chest presses before giving mouth-to-mouth. The change is termed as “the simplest step first” for traditional ...