According to the American Heart Association, 70 percent of Americans either lack CPR training or their training is lapsed enough that they don't feel qualified to help in an emergency. In Germany, ...

If you should collapse of a sudden cardiac arrest at the mall food court, your lifesaver could be shopping nearby and completely unaware that someone is in urgent need of help. Recently, Ramsey County ...

HOLLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — On a cold rainy day in October 2022, Jay Peters was sitting in the parking lot of a Holland Meijer when his co-volunteer suddenly went into cardiac arrest. Peters, a Holland ...

If a friend or family member went into cardiac arrest, would you know what to do? I think I would, having been certified for years in CPR, but in the heat of the moment, you never know. Plus, I ...

While there are some people that still think that technology will be the cause of the downfall of a civilization, there is no denying the positive effects of technology. Technology spreads its wings ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Kent County 911 Communications Center is working to update its technology so calls for various agencies are all on a single system. That upgrade could give the agency ...

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This time of year, many people tend to focus on hearts. Candy hearts, chocolate hearts and paper hearts are on display on store shelves and websites everywhere. But, there is an app which is trying to ...

What's important is that you're not leaning any of your body weight on the victim, said Red Cross CPR instructor Judy Fountain to a class full of students. To learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ...

A location-based phone application that alerts people trained in CPR when someone nearby is having a heart attack will be spreading from San Ramon, California, to San Jose by mid-February, according ...