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.

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 ...

ROCKFORD — When Bob Theroux says his wife added years to his life and life to his years, he's speaking literally and figuratively. It was on March 6, 2013, that his heart suddenly stopped beating.

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 ...

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 ...

On Monday in Albany, the American Heart Association's "Hands Only CPR Tour" gave focused course on saving lives by using a very simple CPR method only using chest compressions timed to the beat of the ...

In recent NFL news, Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin was involved in a scary incident in which he had to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to restart his heart. The hit wasn’t ...