According to the American Heart Association, only about half of Americans say they would feel confident performing CPR in an ...

EZ CPR, an Israeli smartphone app that was launched this week, provides instructions on how to perform CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) in emergency situations. Eli Beer, president of the United ...

When someone suffers from cardiac arrest—an electrical malfunction in your heart that abruptly stops it from beating—knowing how to perform CPR can literally save their life. But more often than not, ...

The heart has an internal electrical system that controls the rhythm of the heart. A problem in this system may cause a cardiac arrest. It may cause the heart to stop pumping blood to the brain and ...

"Anyone can learn CPR - and everyone should!" proclaims the American Heart Association on its website. Because 70 percent of Americans do not know how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), ...

A heart attack or cardiac arrest can happen anytime, anywhere, to anyone. When the heart stops beating properly, the brain and other organs stop getting oxygen, which can cause permanent damage or ...