SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) -- Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Saturday AB 1719, a law that requires hands-on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instruction, along with Automated External Defibrillator ...

The Institute of Medicine, a division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, called on state and local education departments Tuesday to make CPR training a graduation ...

These interventions can keep blood flowing to the brain until emergency medical assistance arrives.This article provides steps for performing CPR on an adult, child, or baby. It also describes how ...

Ask Alexa or Siri about the weather. But if you want to save someone’s life? Call 911 for that.Voice assistants often fall flat when asked how to perform CPR, according to a study published ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Two emergency dispatchers have been recognized on social media for their efforts to saving lives. Lynchburg’s Department of Emergency Services says the dispatchers recently received ...

In parts of Louisiana with limited access to immediate medical care, waiting for EMS during even a few extra minutes after cardiac arrest can mean the difference between life and death. Most cardiac ...

A man holds an iPhone next to an Amazon Echo, center, and a Google Home, right, in New York on June 14, 2018. A study published Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in JAMA Network Open, says Alexa, Siri and other ...

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The Green Bay Packers and Bellin Health are partnering once again to donate updated CPR instruction and AED equipment to local schools, thanks to an NFL Foundation grant designated for promoting CPR ...

Ask Alexa or Siri about the weather. But if you want to save someone’s life? Call 911 for that. Voice assistants often fall flat when asked how to perform CPR, according to a study published Monday.