What Is CPR and Who Needs It?

What is the purpose of CPR? The purpose of CPR is to apply pressure to an individual’s sternum (breastbone) so that the heart ...
Mental Floss

Does CPR Still Require Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitation?

CPR, which stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, has saved countless lives since its inception in the 1960s. For most of that history, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation—which involves tilting the ...
GIGAZINE

Survival with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is lower than expected

Performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation as soon as possible while waiting for an ambulance will greatly affect the survival rate. ' Clayton Dalton, a writer and emergency physician, points out that ...
TheHealthSite

CPR or Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation: A step-by-step guide

Would you know what to do in an accident? Most people would be caught unawares when faced with a life or death situation, but you need not be one of them. Here is a post on CPR, an essential technique ...
Sky Sports

What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and how did it save Christian Eriksen's life?

On Saturday, Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest. The swift intervention of Simon Kjaer and the medical staff saved his life. "[Eriksen] was gone," Denmark's team doctor Morten Boesen said.
Nature

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Epinephrine Infusion in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

BACKGROUND: Survival of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants has improved significantly; however, the aggressiveness of treatment in these infants remains controversial. Critical appraisal of the ...