When seconds decide whether a person lives or dies, basic techniques can make the difference, prompting the Kerrville Fire ...

Carol A. Cates, MSN, MBA, RN, is the chief nursing officer at Odessa Regional Medical Center. You can reach her via e-mail at [email protected] I have a love/hate relationship with how healthcare is ...

RAISING AWARENESS OF LIFE SAVING TOOLS. WHEN SECONDS COUNT, IT IS CPR AND AED AWARENESS WEEK AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION IS WORKING TO INCREASE TRAINING ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. TODAY WE HAVE A ...

Knowing CPR and be able to use an AED can be the difference of life and death. CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and AED stands for automatic external defibrillator. At our Rowan-Cabarrus ...

PACIFIC BEACH – Pacific Beach Middle School is ready. The school was recently awarded $1,500 worth of equipment to augment the CPR component in its healthcare literacy class. “This grant provides PBMS ...

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.

DETROIT – New Calvary Baptist Church in Detroit has taken steps to ensure that its members are trained to handle emergency situations by working closely with the American Heart Association. They have ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - CPR and AED Awareness Week is coming up. It's a challenge for everyone to learn how to perform CPR and know where automated defibrillators are kept -- plus, how to use them. Doctor ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What is an AED? Here's why it can save lives. (Photo: Getty Images) (Photo: Getty Images) About 90% of the 350,000 cardiac arrests ...

A recent depiction of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in movies has raised concerns about public understanding of how to ...

Being prepared means you may be able to help save someone you know and love, or even someone you have never met.”— ...

(TNS) — Houston ISD just launched new software to track staff certified at performing CPR, using automated defibrillators and performing Stop The Bleed techniques, and the district aims to have ...