CPR’s mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions have saved countless lives, but the chest pumps alone may be just as effective during medical emergencies. more A Japanese study found that ...

Microgravity makes it tricky to do simple tasks like eating, using the toilet and showering, so it is no wonder that performing CPR on someone whose heart stops beating in space is an extremely ...

New research has found that a type of automatic chest compression is more effective to carry out CPR in space than the ‘handstand method’ that is currently recommended in emergency protocols for ...

When people hear the term CPR, they often envision a mouth-to-mouth procedure, combined with applied pressure on the chest.

As humans begin to colonize space, it's inevitable that some will suffer a cardiac arrest. Space CPR conducted in weightlessness will be crucial to save their lives -- and researchers say they've now ...

Researchers have suggested that the way many people assume CPR is done may be deadly in some cases. A new study published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology has warned that checking a subject’s ...

Every year, 3.8 million people suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA). While CPR is the ultimate lifeline, survival rates remain suboptimal. Current "one-size-fits-all" chest compression ...

The recommended chest compression site during pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is based on studies that did not account for dynamic respiratory changes in cardiac position. Since cardiac ...