Updated CPR guidelines urgently promoted as drowning risks increase with summer swim season. New protocols stress the importance of rescue breaths—learn how to keep your family safe.

An editorial in <i>JAMA </i>says it is time to simplify CPR guidelines: two new studies show that health professionals in and out of the hospital setting still are unable to deliver CPR at a level ...

"Push hard, push fast" next time you give CPR to someone having cardiac arrest, say new, simpler guidelines in a radical departure from past advice. Putting the emphasis on chest compressions ...

Ed Racht previews new AHA CPR/ECC guidelines and how lessons from SCA can save lives in overdose, bleeding and drowning — just in time for CASSummit 2025 ...

Drowning is the number one cause of death for children ages 1 to 4. CPR can be lifesaving and now, experts have updated the guidelines on how to perform it for drowning victims. What happened to 3 ...

Countless lives have been saved by the standard CPR method of 15 chest compressions for every two rescue breaths. That technique still works, but now trainers are preparing to teach CPR in a way ...

All people who are pulled from the water after drowning should receive CPR with rescue breaths and chest compressions, according to updated guidance from the American Heart Association and the ...

The American Heart Association has new CPR guidelines that are streamlined and simplified for lay people and health professionals.

Performing CPR on a space station in microgravity involves doing a handstand on a person's chest and pushing against the ...