Members of the Public Lack Skills, Confidence Necessary to Save Lives with CPR, Penn Research Shows

Even members of the lay public who have received CPR training are confused about how to perform the lifesaving skill and say they don’t have confidence in their ability to do it properly, according to a study from the Perelman School of Medicine...

A New Order for CPR, Spelled C-A-B

The 2010 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC update the 2005 guidelines. When administering CPR, immediate chest compressions should be done first. Untrained lay people are urged to administer hands-only CPR (chest compressions only). Science Brief thanks...

Less Than 1 in 3 Bystanders in Toronto Who Witness a Cardiac Arrest Try to Help

Researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital working in conjunction with EMS services, paramedics and fire services across Ontario found that a bystander who attempts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can quadruple the survival rate to over 50%.