What Is CPR and Who Needs It?

What is the purpose of CPR? The purpose of CPR is to apply pressure to an individual’s sternum (breastbone) so that the heart ...
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CPR Will Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates Among Asian Americans

LOS ANGELES, CA — Despite strides in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training, consumer research from the American Heart Association reveals only 1 in 4 Asian American individuals are confident ...

TV depictions of hands-only CPR are often misleading, research suggests

TV depictions of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest may mislead viewers about who is most likely to need cardiopulmonary ...
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Survival rates far worse for Black women after bystander CPR, study finds

Survival rates for Black women are far worse after bystander CPR than for White men, according to a study published this month in the American Heart Association journal Circulation. The study ...
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Wash. county EMS outperforms national average in cardiac arrest survival rates

New CARES data show out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival in Lewis County exceeds the national average, reflecting strong ...
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Survival rates far worse for Black women after bystander CPR, study finds

(CNN) — Survival rates for Black women are far worse after bystander CPR than for White men, according to a study published this month in the American Heart Association journal Circulation. (CNN) — ...