CPR can save lives, but the guidelines for performing it on drowning victims have recently changed. The seating chart at Pope Francis’ funeral won’t prioritize Donald Trump’s ego So you saw ...

Using the CPR steps on someone who is not breathing can help keep them alive until the emergency services arrive. Knowing when to do CPR and how to perform it is important. CPR works by keeping a ...

Make sure you're prepared -- take a CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) class and get trained to use an automated external defibrillator, or AED. It could mean the difference between life and death.

The science of resuscitation has advanced since CPR and ECC guidelines were last published in 2000. The 2005 guidelines include several critical changes in approach, all geared toward improving ...

The American Heart Association on Monday announced a major change in its CPR guidelines, saying bystanders who perform chest compression on cardiac-arrest victims don't need to do mouth-to-mouth ...

Bystanders who perform CPR should focus on chest compressions, not mouth-to-mouth breathing, new international guidelines say. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a first aid procedure for an ...

“Basically, CPR was keeping me alive.” With new guidelines issued today by the American Heart Association - the first major change in 40 years to the way CPR is performed - experts expect to ...

DALLAS - New guidelines out today switch up the steps for CPR, telling rescuers to start with hard, fast chest presses before giving mouth-to-mouth. The change puts "the simplest step first" for ...