Marlana Hodgins helped her kids learn CPR in the family living room. About two years later, her son Trevor used CPR after a friend collapsed. Doctors say Trevor's actions probably saved his friend's ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA — Bystander CPR was associated with higher rates of overall survival and neurologically favorable status after pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, in a new study. And ...

With over 26,000 cardiac arrests occurring every year in Australia and over 76% of them occurring in the home, some of our youngest Australians are learning how to help. But why kids? It's simple.

The American Heart Association is teaching hands-only CPR to children and parents in Knoxville, Tennessee, to help them save ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CPR, especially when done immediately, can double or triple a person’s survival chances. (Getty Images) According to the AHA, ...

While rare, sudden cardiac arrest can affect children and teens. Many schools do not have an AED on site.

It turns out that an infectiously catchy song can also be a lifesaver.Nearly 180 middle school students in Richland, Washington, learned CPR on Wednesday to the tune of the viral "Baby Shark" song, ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. In 2008, the American Heart Association decided to nix the mouth-to-mouth portion of ...

SAN DIEGO — Nearly 300 junior lifeguards learned the important skill of CPR in Mission Bay Thursday from San Diego Fire-Rescue Department lifeguards. It’s one of the many activities the youths will ...

Children who receive CPR with both rescue breathing and compressions from a bystander have greater odds of survival without serious brain damage than if they receive CPR with compressions only, ...

African-American kids from the most disadvantaged areas are about half as likely to receive emergency bystander CPR following an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest than white children in disadvantaged or ...

Worldwide interest in CPR, also known as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, skyrocketed following Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest during a game on Jan. 2, according to the American ...