A randomized trial shows no difference in adult patient outcomes with the two approaches. A previous nonrandomized study showed improved outcomes from adult cardiac arrest with compression-only ...

Children who receive CPR with both rescue breathing and compressions from a bystander have greater odds of survival without serious brain damage than if they receive CPR with compressions only, ...

The LifeVest has electrodes that automatically gel when the device is ready to deliver a shock. Making automated external defibrillators (AEDs) may be difficult, but an even bigger challenge is ...

Mouth-to-mouth CPR with chest compressions are still the priority when rescuing victims of drowning, according to a focused update of American resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular guidelines.

The proportion of children receiving RB-CPR fell markedly during the COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 period (2022–2023), indicating no recovery in the implementation rate of rescue breathing even in the ...

When a child suffers a life-threatening illness or accident, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is often the first on the scene and the first to saving medical strategies to restore or maintain ...

Cardiac arrest happens when the heart stops pumping blood properly, cutting off oxygen to the brain and other vital organs. In these emergencies, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can help keep ...

Three recent studies have found that when untrained bystanders perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation as part of CPR on people who are in cardiac arrest, it does not improve patient survival rates. In ...