WASHINGTON (May 23, 2022) — States with laws requiring CPR/automated external defibrillator (AED) training in high school have higher rates of bystander CPR (BCPR) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest ...

A new study by local academics and emergency medical services found Baltimore City bystanders are less likely to provide CPR than those in Maryland and the rest of the country. The study was a “rapid ...

Following initial improvements in OHCA survival prior to 2011, survival rates have stabilized. IHCA survival improvements have been dramatic in the past decade. Women, older persons, and those with ...

Not all CPR is equal in terms of augmenting survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), according to an analysis of US registry data that uncovered racial/ethnic and sex differences. Native ...

While instances of EMS-treated OHCA tended to track closely with community SARS-CoV-2 levels and acute SARS-CoV-2 infection in 2020-2021, only approximately 5% of people with OHCA, whether treated or ...

A “hyperinvasive” approach to treating refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)—one that relies on mechanical chest compressions during transport and extracorporeal CPR, if needed, followed by ...

Background Survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is higher if the arrest is witnessed and occurs during exercise, however, there is contradicting data on prognosis with regards to sex ...

Outcomes for these patients following bystander CPR were compared with those among White patients. Additional outcomes investigated were survival to discharge and favorable neurological survival, with ...

Damar Hamlin, the NFL player who collapsed in cardiac arrest during a televised football game, is alive today thanks to the prompt care he received on the field. Many of the more than 250,000 ...