New guidance on choking in conscious children and adults recommends alternating five back blows followed by five abdominal thrusts, until the object is expelled or the person becomes unresponsive.

Trisha Flaherty-Barnes lay in a Des Moines hospital bed for nearly a week in a coma. Last May, she collapsed, suffering cardiac arrest at her home. Her husband knew CPR. "A lot of times it's hard for ...

Lay responders recommended to include breaths when performing CPR on children and infants TORONTO, Oct. 22, 2025 /CNW/ - Today, Heart & Stroke released the latest five-year update to its Canadian ...

Starting CPR quickly can save lives. Research suggests that how effectively chest compressions are performed could also ...

According to a study released by the Resuscitation Science Symposium, men are more likely to receive bystander CPR in public locations compared to women. The AHA is the leader in resuscitation science ...

The "2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC)," published today in the journal, Circulation, marks the first full ...