Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women were less likely than men to receive bystander CPR after a public out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Findings ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — June 1-7 is CPR and AED Awareness Week. Did you know that women are less likely than men to receive CPR? Barriers, experts say, include fear of legal ramifications and ...

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation are crucial life-saving techniques that can greatly influence survival rates during emergencies involving sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The ...

If someone's heart suddenly stops beating, they may only have minutes to live. Doing CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) can increase their chances of survival. CPR makes sure blood keeps pumping, ...

Devon Air Ambulance has introduced female manikins into their training sessions to help combat the stigma that leaves women less likely to receive CPR. Resuscitation charity Bra Off Defib On said ...

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a medical emergency where the heart suddenly stops beating normally. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. Immediate defibrillation and high-quality CPR can ...

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) has newly recommended that automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) be used on female cardiac arrest patients without removing undergarments such ...

When a woman collapsed on an escalator at the Buffalo, New York, airport last June, Phil Clough knew what to do. He and another bystander put her flat on her back and checked her pulse (faint) and her ...

As Naperville Central High School student Ashlynn Goldstein prepared to enter her senior year capstone course, she wanted to focus on gender disparities in the health care industry. The topic was ...