Wherever there are people, mistakes will happen. What matters is that errors are detected before they have consequences. Such skills must be trained. Patients depend on healthcare workers working well ...

Make sure you and the child are in safe surroundings. Tap the child gently. Shout, “Are you OK?" Look quickly to see if the child has any injuries, bleeding, or medical problems. Two breaths can be ...

Performing CPR improves a person's chance of survival during cardiac arrest. Hands-only CPR involves only chest compressions at 100-120 beats per minute. Both chest compressions and rescue breathing ...

Using the CPR steps on someone who is not breathing can help keep them alive until the emergency services arrive. Knowing when to do CPR and how to perform it is important. Cardiopulmonary ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Countless chart smashes have had the ideal tempo of 100-120 BPM over the years. By Hannah Dailey In February, and especially on Valentine’s Day, hearts are on a lot of people’s minds. But while you’re ...

Cardiac arrest, which often leads to a heart attack, is frighteningly common: every minute of every day there is another victim, according to the American Red Cross. Almost 80% of cardiac arrests ...

May 10 started like any other day for Laura Machnik, who said goodbye to her 18-year-old son J.J. before she headed to work. He was headed to work out at a friend's house that morning, and after she ...

Hands-only CPR training available at UC San Diego, Feb. 26 at 10:30 a.m. Maureen O'Connor, Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) program manager for San Diego Project Heart Beat performs hands-only CPR ...

Prompt initiation of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is critical to survival for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). However, the association between delays in bystander CPR and OHCA ...