Breathing wildfire smoke may raise risk of cardiac arrest
Apr 15, 2020
The tiny toxic particles in the smoke can trigger a series of events in the body that endanger the heart, according to a new study.
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Race, income in neighborhoods tied to cardiac arrest survival
Feb 25, 2020
People are more likely to survive a cardiac arrest in affluent or white neighborhoods, a new study finds.
Can a phone call help restart the heart?
Feb 24, 2020
A new report lays out necessary steps for 911 dispatchers to give lifesaving CPR instructions to bystanders over the phone.
High school basketball player saved by CPR helps win championship
Jan 28, 2020
Ben Blankenhorn survived a cardiac arrest. Then, he played in the title game of the high school basketball championship.
Baby survived 27 minutes without a heartbeat
Jan 16, 2020
This family's real-life event involving their daughter born with a serious congenital heart defect seems straight out of the movies.
Nurse was training for triathlon when her heart stopped mid-swim
Jan 10, 2020
Alicia Bravo was saved by CPR – and a device her fundraising helped purchase – after a cardiac arrest during a training swim at the lake.
Bystander CPR less common in Hispanic neighborhoods
Dec 30, 2019
People who have a cardiac arrest in Hispanic communities are less likely to get CPR from a bystander and less likely to survive than in other neighborhoods, new research shows.
If not for 2-year-old, young mom might have died
Nov 21, 2019
Paramedics almost declared Barbara Jackson dead after her cardiac arrest, but then they saw her 2-year-old was watching.
Drone-delivered AEDs fly a step closer to saving lives
Nov 15, 2019
Canadian research shows drone AEDs can work in real-world conditions and get help to cardiac arrest patients in rural areas faster than traditional EMS.
Worried about legal risk of doing CPR? Inaction is riskier
Nov 13, 2019
Some people worry performing CPR will expose them to legal risks, but a new study finds cases related to delayed or inadequate CPR are more likely.