CPR’s mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions have saved countless lives, but the chest pumps alone may be just as effective during medical emergencies. A Japanese study found that people ...

While the study provides unequivocal evidence that chest-compression-only resuscitation boosts survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, Ewy points out that, for respiratory arrest such as ...

Compression-only CPR best for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest Compression-only CPR without mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing results in higher survival, more favorable neurological outcomes. HealthDay ...

Dallas, TX - Two observational studies published online December 10, 2007 in Circulation concluded that the conventional method of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that calls for mouth-to-mouth ...

We would all like to believe that in the event a stranger was experiencing cardiac arrest, we would not hesitate to act. However, recent statistics published in the Journal of the American Heart ...

Two large-scale studies report that the chances of surviving cardiac arrest are no better -- and may be worse -- when bystanders perform mouth-to-mouth breathing than if they press on the chest ...

The CPR you know may not be the CPR that is now recommended. Gone are the days of pausing chest compressions to deliver deep breaths to someone who has collapsed. The American Heart Association now ...

DALLAS – Sept. 29, 2009 – Maximizing the proportion of time spent performing chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) substantially improves survival in patients who suffer ...

The American Heart Association says 911 callers unfamiliar with CPR should be instructed to use only chest compressions when dealing with heart-attack victims. The AHA came to that determination after ...

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 ...

A study published March 17, 2007 in The Lancet, one of the world’s foremost medical journals, finds that the chances of surviving a cardiac arrest outside a hospital setting are almost twice as high ...