PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — When children and adolescents go into cardiac arrest outside of a hospital setting, CPR with rescue breathing – rather than CPR using only chest compressions ...

Children who receive CPR with both rescue breathing and compressions from a bystander have greater odds of survival without serious brain damage than if they receive CPR with compressions only, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite this, “compression-only CPR is currently the most commonly performed type of CPR for pediatric cardiac ...

All people who are pulled from the water after drowning should receive CPR with rescue breaths and chest compressions, according to updated guidance from the American Heart Association and the ...

The American Heart Association and American Academy of Pediatrics urge public awareness, as drowning remains a leading cause of death in children. As swim season ramps up, the American Heart ...

Rescue breathing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) had superior neurological outcomes compared with compression-only CPR or no CPR at all in infants, children and adolescents, according to a new ...

The proportion of children receiving RB-CPR fell markedly during the COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 period (2022–2023), indicating no recovery in the implementation rate of rescue breathing even in the ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - When someone collapses suddenly, mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing may not be necessary and could lower the chances of survival, researchers said in two studies on Wednesday that ...

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Doing CPR right away can double or even triple a person’s chance of surviving cardiac arrest. Learn these CPR steps now so you know what to do if someone is experiencing a life-threatening emergency.

When children and adolescents go into cardiac arrest outside of a hospital setting, CPR with rescue breathing -- rather than CPR using only chest compressions -- leads to better outcomes, according to ...