When cardiac arrest strikes, immediate CPR can double or even triple a person’s chance of survival—yet more than half of people who collapse outside a hospital don’t receive it. To help close that gap ...

Before beginning Hands-only CPR, it's essential to check if the person truly needs help. Start by tapping their shoulder and loudly asking, "Are you OK?" This simple action helps assess consciousness.

A Brandon Elementary School fourth grader was honored by the American Heart Association Friday morning for his lifesaving efforts with hands-only CPR.

Here's how to perform hands-only CPR to help save a life Hands-only CPR can buy time until someone with more skills can help, while alleviating the concern people may have over providing rescue ...