Epinephrine improves ROSC in cardiac arrest but does not increase favorable neurologic recovery, raising ethical and guideline questions for clinicians.

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is the most time-sensitive medical emergency. Hamlin wears jersey No. 3, and his story underscores three key steps that define an effective response ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ambulances should take cardiac arrest patients not experiencing MI to their nearest emergency department. There ...

Bob Davies and Hilary Gates discuss why communities — not just EMS — must act to improve cardiac arrest survival ...

The proportion of bystanders (as opposed to emergency medical services) performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on individuals experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has steadily ...

Escambia County has quadrupled its resuscitation rate for cardiac arrests, raising the survival rate from less than one in 10 ...

Giving adrenaline to hospital patients whose heart has stopped is very effective, and can increase the chance of bringing their heart rate back to normal by a factor of five.

The new free service notifies trained Danville community members when someone nearby is in cardiac arrest, helping start CPR ...

Two years after suffering a cardiac arrest at the Cambridge Half Marathon, 23-year-old student George Collyer is back to take it on again on Sunday (8 March). George was close to the finish line of ...

The year 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). During these past 50 years, tremendous research has been conducted to evaluate techniques, ...