Tokyo, Japan - A new study has shown that for bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the use of chest compressions alone without mouth-to-mouth ventilation is the preferable method for ...
When a woman collapsed on an escalator at the Buffalo, New York, airport last June, Phil Clough knew what to do. He and another bystander put her flat on her back and checked her pulse (faint) and her ...
Cardiac arrest – the sudden loss of heart function due to an irregular heart rhythm – is a leading cause of death in the United States. When an individual suffers cardiac arrest, their survival ...
Cardiac arrest happens when the heart stops pumping blood properly, cutting off oxygen to the brain and other vital organs.
Guidelines from the American Heart Association and European Resuscitation Council call for a compression depth of 50-60 mm ...
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Cardiac arrest in space: Research shows that automatic chest compressions are more effective for CPR
Automatic chest compression devices are routinely used on Earth by doctors in restricted environments such as emergency helicopter, or where prolonged CPR needs to be carried out over a longer period ...
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