WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - More than 300,000 people suffer a cardiac arrest every year in this country, and 90% are fatal. “Sudden cardiac arrest is a major killer in the United States,” said James ...

If the person is not breathing or only gasping and has no pulse, begin chest compressions. This is the fifth step in CPR.

Doing CPR right away can double or even triple a person’s chance of surviving cardiac arrest. Learn these CPR steps now so you know what to do if someone is experiencing a life-threatening emergency.

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GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — National CPR and AED Awareness Week is June 1 to June 7. Dustin Hadley is a paramedic and cardiac arrest survivor who says he was saved by CPR. Dustin will walk us through the ...

(WXYZ) — In the wake of the medical emergency involving Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, we are making it easier for people to learn how to perform CPR and find a ...

HealthCorps and Texas Two Step CPR: Save a Life Campaign has scheduled the third annual Texas Two Step CPR event from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at H-E-B, 3801 E. 42nd St. Medical students will ...

MARION — The Rotary Club of Linn County and the Marion Fire Department are hosting a Community CPR Training Class on Saturday, Feb. 19, at the new headquarters for the Marion Fire Department, 100 ...

Philadelphia, July 30, 2025 – Despite widespread public health efforts, the dangerous myth of "prevention of tongue swallowing" continues to persist during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). New ...

"It is not our intent to shut Union Rescue Squad down, despite the false narrative that has been spread,” Chief James Everett Baysden clarified. The woman called 911 for herself after she was shot, ...