Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a medical emergency where the heart suddenly stops beating normally. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. Immediate defibrillation and high-quality CPR can ...

Sudden cardiac arrest can happen anywhere, at any time — including during routine activities. Additionally, this type of medical emergency doesn’t just happen to middle-aged adults or the elderly.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation are crucial life-saving techniques that can greatly influence survival rates during emergencies involving sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The ...

This CPR training is an American Heart Association (AHA) Friends and Family course. This training will include CPR for adult and children, choking and the use of the AED defibrillator. It is for ...

CAMBRIDGE - There's a group of students at MIT and Harvard banding together to save lives by improving CPR training. "There is very little female representation in the curriculum and so we thought we ...

Fewer than 40% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients receive CPR before EMS teams arrive, according to the American Heart Association. Even fewer patients are treated with an automated external ...

The NFL announced the launch of The Smart Heart Sports Coalition. It is collaborating with the NBA, MLB, MLS, NHL, NCAA, the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, Korey Stringer Institute, ...

Tarla Atwell was overseeing her family’s hair-care manufacturing company when a maintenance worker severed his finger. “I didn’t know what to do, so I put him in my car and just drove to an urgent ...

June 1-7 is National CPR and AED Awareness Week. According to the American Heart Association, the week focuses on how lives can be saved if more Americans know CPR and how to use an AED. For more ...

Former professional soccer players met with physicians from Emory on Wednesday to promote the importance of being prepared to respond to emergency cardiac events in sports. The event comes after ...