OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - According to the American Heart Association, early CPR can double or triple a person’s chance of survival. “Since 1966 the American Heart Association has been reviewing its ...

Tyler Simms, 12 (sitting, left) watches Nicole Bryant, founder of We Responders (glasses) help Jamaurie Durant, 13 while instructor Shaday Dargen (back, in red) speaks to others regarding the proper ...

Prompt action from a bystander can impact the likelihood a person survives cardiac arrest that occurs outside of a hospital. One common and proven intervention that anyone can learn is Hands-Only ...

According to the American Heart Association, more than 350,000 cardiac arrests happen outside the hospital every year. When a person experiences cardiac arrest, their heart stops pumping blood to ...

Brooklyn residents can learn how to save lives — by going to church. Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis (R-C-Bay Ridge-Staten Island) is teaming up with medical experts from Maimonides Medical Center ...

Teach yourself CPR? The American Heart Association says you can, with the help of an inflatable mannequin named Mini Anne and some simplified instructions. It’s part of a new push to nearly double the ...

When someone experiences a heart attack, the emergency protocol is universal for all genders — first responders are supposed ...

Lauren’s Law, passed in Illinois in 2008, mandated CPR training in all of the state’s high schools but also became an example of how financial considerations can thwart good intentions. The law does ...

A Minnesota bill requiring CPR and AED training for high school coaches received bipartisan support in committee as advocates say it could help save the lives of young athletes.

Kansas House is reviewing a Senate bill mandating 911 dispatchers receive special training to provide CPR instructions to ...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Staff at five Manchester-based schools are now better trained to respond to cardiac emergencies ...