A CPR coach: New $1,795 device measures chest compressions in real time by John Cook on May 14, 2013 at 11:38 am May 14, 2013 at 11:38 am Share Tweet Share Reddit Email ...

If you're not certain how or when to perform the artificial breaths of CPR, just skip them. New recommendations out today from the American Heart Association suggest immediate chest compressions ...

Making CPR easier for nonprofessionals to practice has been a leading goal of the AHA, he says, noting that chest compressions need to be administered even before 911 is called.

Oct. 9, 2010— -- CPR using chest compression alone administered by bystanders to victims of cardiac arrest is associated with better survival than conventional CPR, a large prospective study ...

CPR just got easier. Anyone can do something. All you need is a cell phone, two free hands and the beat of the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive." Because when it comes to sudden cardiac arrest, chest ...

It found that survival was directly related to the percentage of CPR time spent doing chest compressions. ... Jun 16, 2:58 AM. Protests live updates: Marines make 1st temporary detention in LA.

Well, when it comes to delivering more effective CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)—CPR that can save lives—results from a new study in the journal, Resuscitation, point to data indicating ...

The public is now urged to start chest compressions on any adult who collapses suddenly; mouth-to-mouth ventilation is sanctioned only for rescuers with both the training and the confidence to do ...

Just do chest compressions. And when you do them think of the song "Staying Alive." So, you think about that '70s disco song, it's 100 beats a minute and that's what you're going for. You're doing ...

Chest compressions should now come first when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), according to new American Heart Association guidelines released today. Compressions should be followed ...

SAN FRANCISCO • Two of the three pillars of CPR — opening a distressed person's airway and providing mouth-to-mouth breathing — turn out to be not so essential when it New CPR guidelines ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — Victims of cardiac arrest were twice as likely to survive when given continuous chest compressions by bystanders, according to a study released Sunday by two Arizona researchers.