THE typical response to sudden cardiac arrest is not the stuff of Hollywood movies or TV medical dramas. Rarely is the most-trained, clearest-thinking person on the scene first, taking charge and ...

Health and safety. These two words carry a lot of weight for an employer. It’s making sure barriers are in place to prevent accidents. It’s keeping workers up-to-date on information and training. It’s ...

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.

MINNEAPOLIS - February is American Heart Month. It comes only weeks after an NFL player Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during a game. He survived, with experts saying CPR was key in saving his ...

When a woman collapsed on an escalator at the Buffalo, New York, airport last June, Phil Clough knew what to do. He and another bystander put her flat on her back and checked her pulse (faint) and her ...

The American Heart Association maintains a training center through a partnership with the University at Buffalo, Recreation Department. CPR, AED and First Aid Training is available to the UB community ...

Students who successfully demonstrate CPR and use of the AED will receive a certificate of participation along with a CPR ...

The American Heart Association and Jewish Community Foundation have provided equipment so Pacific Beach Middle School students can learn life-saving techniques.

Survival from cardiac arrest doubled when bystanders stepped in to use a publicly-available automated external defibrillator rather than wait until emergency responders arrived. The study showed that ...

St Andrew’s First Aid urges action on first aid inequalities in Scotland, highlighting low CPR and AED knowledge among ...

Patients aged 40 and under in Hong Kong who suffer cardiac arrests outside hospitals are almost 10 times more likely to survive if emergency first aid procedures are applied promptly, researchers have ...