There seems a sense of homing for many this time of year, as much familial or spiritual as geographical. Autumn's invitation to winter's chill urges us toward stillness and reflection -- a coming home ...
CPR's OpenAir is getting deep into the holiday groove this year, with programs that highlight sounds of the season. We'll also feature NPR specials from All Songs Considered, Sound Opinions and Tiny ...
CPR class will be mandatory in D.C. high schools starting this fall. (Thinkstock)(Getty Images/iStockphoto/Mihajlo Maricic) WASHINGTON — What’s known as “bystander CPR” saves lives, and city leaders ...
More people will survive cardiac arrest if resuscitation course designers and instructors address shortcomings in educational offerings, new research shows. A new statement released today by the ...
More than 350,000 cardiac arrests happen outside of the hospital each year, where CPR is the only immediate treatment available and can potentially triple a victim’s chances for survival. But if ...
MONDAY, Nov. 5, 2018 -- Some bystanders may avoid performing CPR on women because they fear hurting them, or even being accused of sexual assault, preliminary research suggests. In two new studies, ...
Hands-Only CPR training kiosks are becoming more widespread and are an effective training tool, a new analysis finds. Prompt action from a bystander can impact the likelihood a person survives cardiac ...
Keeping Texans Healthy is the mission of HealthTexas Medical Group. Dr. Kristi Clark, medical director at HealthTexas has some helpful safety tips about CPR that everyone needs to keep in mind during ...
Separate studies explore why women are less likely to receive bystander CPR. A small survey found that people may worry that chest compressions by bystanders will seem improper or may hurt women. A ...
A speaker booming The Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive” set the rhythm for dozens of Boone High School students Friday as they pumped the chests of dummies in the school’s gymnasium. By the end of the day, ...
Yes, it’s unmistakably adorable — a pup attempting to perform techniques used in CPR, pouncing on a fallen police officer’s chest. In a video released on Twitter last week by the Municipal Police of ...