Basic life support training in schools and communities is essential to improve survival from cardiac arrest, according to European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines published online today in ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – 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 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville EMT recruits participated in basic life support training Monday. EMT Academy 21, part of ...

While sudden cardiac arrest in a child or adolescent is rare — about 20,000 cases occur each year in the U.S. — the outcomes when it happens outside of a hospital are 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 ...