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. more A Japanese study found that ...

That builds on previous research that found no short-term survival differences in adult victims given compression-only CPR instead of the standard kind, which includes mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

Two large-scale studies published in the Dec. 18 issue of the American Heart Association’s medical journal, Circulation, report that the chances of surviving cardiac arrest are no better – and may be ...

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 ...

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 ...

The researchers, who published their findings in The Lancet, hope it would encourage more people to save lives by giving chest compression — which is easier to teach, learn and remember than ...

Bystanders who need to perform CPR on someone suffering from cardiac arrest in a home or public place are likely more effective if they just deliver chest compressions, without breaths, according to a ...

Experts are warning members of the public against giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation unless they have been fully trained. New guidelines say that those lacking the necessary skills should perform ...

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 ...

Concentrating on chest compressions rather than mouth-to-mouth when giving emergency resuscitation can produce better results, says research published in The Lancet. A study of 3,000 patients found ...