Cardiology

Widespread CPR training saves lives

A nationwide effort in Denmark to increase the number of people trained in CPR led to an increase in bystander CPR and ultimately contributed to increased cardiac arrest survival rates in that country, according to research ...

Cardiology

Early CPR spurred by smartphone alerts saves lives

(HealthDay)—Starting cardiopulmonary resuscitation early and using smartphone alerts to increase rates of bystander CPR can save people with cardiac arrest, two new studies find.

Health

Bystanders less likely to give women CPR: research

Bystanders are less likely to give life-saving CPR to women having a cardiac arrest in public than men, leading to more women dying from the common health emergency, researchers said Monday.

Cardiology

Bystander CPR rates rising, but survival chances worse for women

More people are stepping in to help give CPR when someone's heart stops, and first responders are intervening at higher levels—but survival rates are higher for men who have cardiac arrests than for women, a recent study ...

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