The American Heart Association urges CPR training and emergency planning during national awareness week.

Fewer than 40% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients receive CPR before EMS teams arrive, according to the American Heart Association. Even fewer patients are treated with an automated external ...

Cleveland Browns cornerback and American Heart Association Nation of Lifesavers™ NFL Player Ambassador Denzel Ward is taking his impact beyond the field and into the heart of the city appearing on new ...

AEDs are simple to use. If you are a trained responder who finds someone unconscious and not breathing normally or not breathing at all, the procedure for use is simple. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The American Red Cross is encouraging the public to enroll in CPR and AED training to help save a life when someone goes into cardiac arrest. According to a press release from ...

Before convincing a company's leaders to install automated external defibrillators in their offices and campuses, Marc Lawrence says he often has to start with a heart lesson. First, he has to explain ...

Sudden cardiac arrest can happen anywhere, at any time — including during routine activities. Additionally, this type of medical emergency doesn’t just happen to middle-aged adults or the elderly.

Knowing how to perform CPR and use an AED can significantly increase the survival rate of someone experiencing SCA. Many schools lack adequate AEDs and CPR training for students and staff.

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 ...

A Colorado man is making it a mission to spread awareness about heart health and the importance of learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation after a video featuring him having a health episode went viral ...

Knowing what to do during sudden cardiac arrest can be the difference between life and death, something Karl Arps knows well.