LYNCHBURG, Va. – Two emergency dispatchers have been recognized on social media for their efforts to saving lives. Lynchburg’s Department of Emergency Services says the dispatchers recently received ...

Ask Alexa or Siri about the weather. But if you want to save someone’s life? Call 911 for that.Voice assistants often fall flat when asked how to perform CPR, according to a study published ...

A 911 Emergency The Emergency 911 System Where Callers Still Don’t Always Get Proper CPR Instructions It’s taken two years and $1.2 million to get Rhode Island’s 911 system ready to provide CPR and ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) -- Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Saturday AB 1719, a law that requires hands-on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instruction, along with Automated External Defibrillator ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) – Governor Scott Walker signed a measure into law that ensures 9-1-1 dispatchers in the state can give CPR instructions over the phone. “It’s a great thing, it’s going to improve ...

Ask Alexa or Siri about the weather. But if you want to save someone’s life? Call 911 for that. Voice assistants often fall flat when asked how to perform CPR, according to a study published Monday.

The Institute of Medicine, a division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, called on state and local education departments Tuesday to make CPR training a graduation ...

When someone suffers from cardiac arrest—an electrical malfunction in your heart that abruptly stops it from beating—knowing how to perform CPR can literally save their life. But more often than not, ...

In parts of Louisiana with limited access to immediate medical care, waiting for EMS during even a few extra minutes after cardiac arrest can mean the difference between life and death. Most cardiac ...

Ask Alexa or Siri about the weather. But if you want to save someone’s life? Call 911 for that. Voice assistants often fall flat when asked how to perform CPR, according to a study published Monday.