The sooner a lay rescuer (bystander) starts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person having a cardiac arrest at home or in public, up to 10 minutes after the arrest, the better the chances of ...

June 1 -7 is National CPR and AED Awareness Week. Because a majority of cardiac arrests happen at home, the American Heart Association urges everyone to learn hands-only CPR. Effective bystander ...

As most Americans continue to spend more time at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the odds of cardiac arrests in a home setting are likely to increase. Each year, June 1–7 is designated as National ...

Of the approximately 1,000 cardiac arrests that occur in the U.S. every day, a large majority of them are fatal because the victims didn't receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The American Heart ...