WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - More than 300,000 people suffer a cardiac arrest every year in this country, and 90% are fatal. “Sudden cardiac arrest is a major killer in the United States,” said James ...
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – If you learned how to perform CPR on someone 20 years ago, chances are you aren’t doing it right anymore. As part of Operation Safety, experts demonstrated live on Daybreak the ...
Doing CPR right away can double or even triple a person’s chance of surviving cardiac arrest. Learn these CPR steps now so you know what to do if someone is experiencing a life-threatening emergency.
Before we get into how to correctly perform CPR, it is important to know what CPR is? CPR stands for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, it is a crucial life-saving technique, which is used when someone ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Across Kansas City, Missouri, 2,000 more people know how to do CPR than at this time last year. The Kansas City Fire Department is one year into a program placing an emphasis on ...
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 ...
(WXYZ) — In the wake of the medical emergency involving Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, we are making it easier for people to learn how to perform CPR and find a ...
Sudden cardiac arrest affects over 436,000 Americans annually, but only 65% of the population are CPR trained. This is an issue that University of Michigan students witnessed firsthand in August 2024.
HealthCorps and Texas Two Step CPR: Save a Life Campaign has scheduled the third annual Texas Two Step CPR event from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at H-E-B, 3801 E. 42nd St. Medical students will ...
"It is not our intent to shut Union Rescue Squad down, despite the false narrative that has been spread,” Chief James Everett Baysden clarified. The woman called 911 for herself after she was shot, ...