NFL player Damar Hamlin's recent high-profile cardiac arrest vaulted the importance of timely CPR and defibrillation into the spotlight. Many of us who work on the front-lines of the ER or as ...

If you were to have a heart attack, you’d hope someone nearby knew how to perform lifesaving CPR, which can greatly improve your chances of survival (only 10% of people who experience cardiac arrest ...

Nana Patekar was given 45 minutes of CPR and still couldn't be revived. It raises an obvious question: What is CPR, and is it really worth learning? A cardiologist explains, and the answer is yes.

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Marlana Hodgins and her son, Trevor. It has been edited for length ...

Helping someone in cardiac arrest is not as daunting as it seems. By Gina Kolata Before 1958, there was no such thing as CPR. If someone’s heart stopped because of cardiac arrest, that person fell to ...

According to the American Heart Association, only about half of Americans say they would feel confident performing CPR in an emergency. Many people worry they might do something wrong, injure the ...

Fran Trathen encourages others to learn CPR after her life was saved during the incident in 2025.

Learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation, aka CPR, can save lives. Vada Carawan, 11, learned the life-saving procedure during a Girl Scouts meeeting without realizing that days later, that knowledge and ...

People of a certain age know the Bee Gees’ “Stayin' Alive” as the right rhythm track not just for John Travolta’s strut, but also for anyone doing hands-only CPR. But decades later, Gen Z says it’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If someone appears to be in cardiac arrest, doctors stress the importance of helping. (Getty Images) (Getty Images) Many medical ...