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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bystander CPR as depicted on TV frequently did not align with correct real-world procedures and experience.

People can survive cardiac arrest if they receive only chest compressions during attempts to revive them -- as advised by the current American Heart Association guidelines. But they cannot survive ...

October 26, 2007 (Chicago) -- Residents and interns are likely to overestimate how much time actually passes during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), investigators reported here this week at CHEST ...

Lifeguards who oversee open waters, such as oceans and lakes, may be able to deliver CPR effectively in a moving inflatable boat, according to a small study in Spain. Surf-lifeguards provided the best ...