While sudden cardiac arrest in a child or adolescent is rare—about 20,000 cases occur each year in the U.S.—the survival rate when it happens outside of a hospital is estimated to be under 20%.

The rates in which nursing home staff perform CPR or use an automated external defibrillator on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest residents “were not ideal,” according to a new study. Researchers say ...

An army officer saved a cardiac arrest victim in Uttarakhand with timely CPR, highlighting the lifesaving importance of ...

Every day, lives are lost not because modern medicine has failed, but because help did not arrive soon enough or because ...

Knowing what to do during a medical emergency is critical, as it can make a big difference in saving a person's life. The ...