Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a vital skill anyone can perform. It is administered to an unconscious person who is ...

The Peyton Walker Foundation’s mission is to increase awareness and survival rates of sudden cardiac arrest. Part of their efforts include offering CPR and AED training. This morning, Julie Walker and ...

Not many high-school courses create value for students throughout their lives, but one in particular could save lives that otherwise might be lost. A bill before the state Legislature would mandate ...

EUREKA — With the song "Stayin' Alive" playing in the background in the Eureka High School auditorium, 20 students performed chest compressions. They were pressing hard and fast on the center of the ...

The activation of a system to dispatch volunteer responders—done with a smartphone application or text message—is associated with a greater chance that people experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac ...

EVESHAM – When a blow to the chest sent NFL player Damar Hamlin into cardiac arrest, he was fortunate to receive immediate, live-saving care, right on the football field. Emergency responders used an ...

PACIFIC BEACH – Pacific Beach Middle School is ready. The school was recently awarded $1,500 worth of equipment to augment the CPR component in its healthcare literacy class. “This grant provides PBMS ...

There are several ways to build on basic CPR and AED training in Japan.

However, on that Saturday in the spring of 2024, Lawson sat up after doing a round of crunches and felt the blood drain from his body. “I thought ‘wow, let me compose myself,’” Lawson recalled. “And ...