School nurse Allison Duffy used to grumble when her CPR recertification came due every two years. In 15 years of nursing, even while working in a hospital, s...

Teacher Alisha Byerly was saved with CPR by Morningside Elementary’s first responder team. From left: nurse Allison Duffy; PE coach Jenny Terry; Byerly; prin...

Jake Suter (left) proposed to girlfriend Keidryn Nimsgern seven months after a 911 dispatcher walked him through giving her CPR. (Photo courtesy of Keidryn N...

On June 4th, 2011, I spoke at my high school graduation at Tower Hill in Wilmington, Delaware. I was in peak health, with hopes of playing collegiate soccer ...

Cardiac arrest survivor Ben Blankenhorn with his mom, Kim. (American Heart Association) When 17-year-old Ben Blankenhorn received his CPR certification as pa...

Guest Blogger: Marc Watterson The American Heart Association has been at the forefront of saving lives for over sixty years. From early advances in CPR to th...

DALLAS, April 1, 2019 — A Swedish review of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest data shows rates of bystander CPR nearly doubled; compression-only (or Hands-Only ...

Nearly 3,000 students graduating each year from Washington, D.C., public and charter schools will now be trained in Hands-Only CPR. The law was enacted last ...

Just back from a run with her husband, Laura Metro faced a parent’s worst nightmare: Her 6-year-old daughter, Maison, ran to her screaming, “I think Clay die...

Students throughout the Garden State are heading back to school this month. Those who are starting high school will be learning an important lesson before gr...

A total of 1,600 schools from around the country are taking part. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said the new health curriculum would give every child ...

It was a Saturday night and seven-year-old Grayson Wu said that he knew something was wrong with his grandma when he asked for a snack and she didn't answer....

Teaching basic first aid in schools will be compulsory by 2020 but schools will be supported if they want to start earlier. Plans to teach basic first aid in...

Americans who live in counties with high poverty rates are more likely to die from heart failure compared to people living in more affluent areas, new resear...

How long people stay in school may play a significant role in predicting how well those with coronary heart disease will fare, according to new research that...

Attempts to resuscitate patients have changed dramatically throughout history with each version developed in hope of saving lives. Today, cardiopulmonary res...

Saving a child with heart disease whose heart has stopped requires a different approach than reviving a child with a healthy heart, according to a new scient...

70% of Americans feel helpless to act during a cardiac emergency and as 88% of these types of emergencies occur, we all need to be prepared to save a life wi...

Imagine for a moment that a major earthquake has just occurred in your town. The shaking takes you by surprise and you dash underneath a large table, hoping ...

Be prepared In many emergency situations, you don’t need special knowledge beyond standard first-aid and CPR skills to care for people aged 65 and older. Sti...