There was a hush in the library at Sandia High School on Wednesday. As the early morning sunshine leaked in from the windows, the room was full of teachers, coaches, educational assistants and other ...

Recently, I wrote about the dark side of CPR. Despite a common misperception that CPR can rescue almost anyone from the brink of death, most people that receive it don't survive. Of those that do, ...

Robert Miller smiles and chats as he walks briskly on a treadmill at the Genesis Heart Institute Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit in Davenport. Walking 3.5 mph on a machine is not an easy or enjoyable ...

The world’s most famous life-saving rescue technique could be worse than death in many cases, according to a new report. Administering CPR — or cardiopulmonary resuscitation — to a cardiac arrest ...

Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) restores perfusion and oxygenation in a patient who does not have spontaneous circulation. The evidence with regard to the effect of extracorporeal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, bystander CPR improved survival to hospital discharge. The ...