CPR for children consists of cycles of 30 chest compressions, at 100-120 compressions per minute, followed by two breaths. For adults, bystander CPR administered within 10 minutes after cardiac arrest ...

Initiating CPR within the first five minutes after cardiac arrest can nearly double the chances of survival for children, according to preliminary research analyzing data for more than 10,000 children ...

Hands-only CPR is just two steps: call 911 when someone collapses, then start chest compressions. The AHA officially endorsed ...

Different than a heart attack, a cardiac arrest is a life-threatening medical emergency where the heart suddenly stops beating. If you're ever on hand when this happens, knowing how to do CPR can help ...

MADISON (WKOW) - Community members got a chance to learn how to save children and infants in an emergency on Wednesday. The EMS Team at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital-Madison held a demonstration on ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A group of Tampa children learned the life-saving skill of CPR on Tuesday through an event with the American Heart Association. Everyone who attended heard from a pair of local ...

CPR can be lifesaving when a baby stops breathing — but only if it’s done properly. Paramedics must push down hard enough on the infant’s chest to manually squeeze blood from the heart through the ...

The Palm Beach Day Academy recently hosted a free workshop to teach cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, to area families. The two-hour CPR certification course, which took place April 18 at the ...