Moments can make a difference in saving a child’s life when they stop breathing. New guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, known as CPR, are intended to make the life-saving technique even ...

While it’s probably common knowledge not to take medical information from television, a majority of shows keep getting one ...

Cardiac arrest, which often leads to a heart attack, is frighteningly common: every minute of every day there is another victim, according to the American Red Cross. Almost 80% of cardiac arrests ...

Hoping to turn regular cellphone-toting Angelenos into rapid responders, the Los Angeles County Fire Department has linked its dispatch system to a cellphone app that will notify CPR-trained good ...

When it comes to promoting the use of hands-only CPR, Los Angeles County officials aren't saving their breath. That potentially life-saving step is now at the heart of a campaign to train half a ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department is offering 10-minutes lessons Tuesday on how to perform “hands only” CPR. The “sidewalk CPR” event, being held at several locations in L.A., is similar to a program ...