Detroit Fire Department trained more than 200 educators and staff how to respond to a cardiac arrest situation.

BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and ...

Rafael Ruggieri was running the Christie Clinic Illinois Half Marathon last spring with his 18-year-old son, Isaac, when he ...

Horizon Health will offer a free Heartsaver CPR/AED course from 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 4 at its Education Center, 15197 U.S.

Finally, a dancer cried out: "Stop the music!" A group of people rushed to the stage. Someone recognized that Hunter's heart had stopped. She was in cardiac arrest. One audience member started ...

The term itself is a misnomer because CPR is for someone in cardiac arrest, meaning the heart has stopped beating. At that point, coughing would not be possible, nor would it be considered CPR. "It ...