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 ...

American TV episodes continued to depict bystander CPR with pulse checks and breaths given alongside compression, a study found. This despite hands-only CPR being the official method endorsed by the ...

Extensive physical training sessions on Compression-only CPR were organised across India by State and UT health departments, Central Government Hospitals, AIIMS, INIs, the Indian Red Cross Society, ...

On-screen depictions of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and CPR tended to ignore the current standard of hands-only CPR for bystanders, a study found. Despite the American Heart Association (AHA ...

The analysis included 169 episodes released after 2008, the year the American Heart Association endorsed compression-only CPR. HealthDay News — TV characters are more likely to receive cardiopulmonary ...

Scripted television shows fail to accurately portray the realities of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and often depict out-of-date practices for compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation ...

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 ...