Jan. 25—CORBIN — Experts say that most people who survive a cardiac emergency are helped by bystanders who administer CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation). However, witnessing this type of incident is ...
The American Heart Association, or the AHA, as it is often referred to, trains hundreds, if not thousands, of new instructors each year. This is my 49th year as an AHA instructor and to say things ...
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KABC) -- Of the approximately 1,000 cardiac arrests that occur in the U.S. every day, a large majority of them are fatal because the victims didn't receive cardiopulmonary ...
Knowing "hands-only CPR" is more relevant than ever during a pandemic, according to the American Heart Association. The association says that with more of us spending more time at home, the odds of ...
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Sudden Cardiac arrest kills up to 450,000 Americans every year. Only 40% of people who suffer one receive CPR. Now, one ambitious Los Angeles County health campaign is hoping to ...
When it comes to promoting the use of hands-only CPR, Los Angeles County officials aren’t saving their breath. That potentially life-saving step is now at the heart of a campaign to train half a ...
More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions — especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according to ...
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