Doctors, nurses and paramedics often fail to perform CPR correctly to restart stopped hearts, two new studies suggest. Outdated training may be part of the problem in following the strict guidelines ...

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Passengers at a Texas airport can practice doing CPR compressions to the steady beat of the Bee Gees disco song "Stayin' Alive." The American Heart Association-sponsored ...

Although guidelines are in place for the proper execution of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), it is not known how well the procedure is carried out in practice. Moreover, the CPR skills of trained ...

The American Heart Association recently revised its CPR guidelines concerning the need for more chest compressions between mouth-to mouth-resuscitation attempts. The old standard of 15 compressions to ...