Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a vital life-saving skill, and the Irish Heart Foundation is sending CPR kits to every Transition Year student in the country THE FIRST FEW moments are critical.

With over 26,000 cardiac arrests occurring every year in Australia and over 76% of them occurring in the home, some of our youngest Australians are learning how to help. But why kids? It's simple.

CPR is a lifesaving medical procedure that helps to pump blood around somebody's body when their heart can't do. You could significantly raise someone's chances of survival by doing CPR if they're in ...

The vast majority of people who go into sudden cardiac arrest in the United States don't survive. The Early Show medical correspondent Dr. Emily Senay says the American Heart Association has created ...

Celebrity trainer, Bob Harper, experienced a heart attack at age 52. CPR saved his life. Now his mission is to have everyone CPR-certified. During one of his daily workouts in the gym, celebrity ...

IT’S shocking to find out that out of 1,400 people who suffer cardiac arrests in Northern Ireland each year – outside of hospitals – only 140 of them survive. It’s difficult to understand why only one ...

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 ...

Every year, thousands of people's lives are saved by family members, emergency personnel and total strangers who know what to do when someone's heart and breathing stops: cardiopulmonary resuscitation ...

Want to learn how to do CPR, but don't have interest in a big-time commitment? The Southeast Minnesota Chapter of the American Red Cross has an answer for you: A short course called "CPR Made Simple." ...