November 27, 2008 (Tucson, AZ) - Someone stricken with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest might still be gasping for air, but that's no reason for witnesses to avoid jumping in with chest compressions, ...

Agonal breathing is when someone who is not getting enough oxygen is gasping for air. It is usually due to cardiac arrest or stroke. It's not true breathing. It's a natural reflex that happens when ...

Waking up gasping for air can be jarring. Some people describe experiencing shortness of breath and feeling like they’d been suffocated. Many cultures share the myth that it happened because some sort ...

GRENOBLE, FRANCE — Gasping for air before or during CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a strong predictor of survival with favorable brain function, new research suggests [1]. Besides ...

Apneustic breathing is a type of abnormal breathing pattern. It involves long, gasping inhalations and insufficient, irregular exhalations. It often stems from a brain injury but there may be other ...

In a perfect world, you’d drift off to sleep peacefully each night and wake up in the morning feeling refreshed. While that’s the reality for some people, if you have the less pleasant experience of ...

There are various reasons a person may wake up gasping for air. These include sleep apnea and postnasal drip. While waking up gasping for air is not uncommon, it can be extremely frightening. Some ...