BUFFALO, N.Y. – While sudden cardiac arrest in a child or adolescent is rare — about 20,000 cases occur each year in the U.S. — the survival rate when it happens outside of a hospital is estimated to ...

The rates in which nursing home staff perform CPR or use an automated external defibrillator on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest residents “were not ideal,” according to a new study. Researchers say ...

Research suggests only 39.6% of the global population knows how to perform primary care on patients. It is important to increase these numbers to reduce the number of casualties due to preventable ...

Such plans follow recent efforts in Poestenkill and Brunswick to enhance mutual aid connections.

While sudden cardiac arrest in a child or adolescent is rare — about 20,000 cases occur each year in the U.S. — the outcomes when it happens outside of a hospital are estimated to be under 20%.

A unit of Baltimore City’s Fire Department, IAFF Local 734, is speaking out against the department’s recent move to downgrade four Advanced Life Support Units to Basic Life Support Units starting in ...

Over 770 individuals trained in Basic Life Support across Chennai to address rising cardiac emergencies and improve bystander ...

BROOME COUNTY, N.Y. (WBNG) -- The Broome County Office of Emergency Services has launched its Advanced Life Support First Response program. During emergencies, a paramedic in a first response vehicle ...