A grant for new CPR equipment will let Omaha first responders potentially save more lives while also staying safe when transporting patients. The Omaha Fire Department now owns 12 LUCAS 3 Chest ...

WASHINGTON - Old-fashioned CPR is getting a makeover. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is crucial when people collapse with cardiac arrest, but it's hard to perform correctly. Now major efforts are under ...

First responders can spend an hour performing CPR on some patients whose hearts have stopped beating. Their training tells them how to react to a moment like this — repeatedly press into the person’s ...

Each year, hundreds of thousands of Americans die from sudden cardiac arrest − or an immediate stoppage of the heart. Of the numerous cardiac arrest events that occur annually, more than 350,000 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 13-month-old baby is alive today thanks to the quick action by Chicago Fire Department paramedics. In March, Arbora was suffering a cardiac arrest because of an unknown blood clot.

DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine (WABI) - When an emergency calls, EMTs and paramedics must be quick to respond. “The tones go off in the station, we got to be up from whatever we’re doing, that includes ...

The Compress & Shock Foundation, along with Roanoke County Fire & Rescue, is holding the 2nd Annual CPR & AED Training Saturday, May 12, 2018, from 10 a.m.-11 a.m. at the Green Ridge Recreation Center ...