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Hands-only CPR training is now available at kiosks in three more major U.S. airports

AHA Hands-Only CPR Training Kiosks Available at More Airports

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Kiosks that provide five-minute sessions are now in seven air travel hubs, AHA says
Quick action from bystanders can have a long-lasting impact for patients with cardiac arrest

Disability Reduced When Bystander CPR Is Performed

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Good Samaritans can help prevent brain damage, nursing home care for cardiac arrest victims
Admission to an invasive heart center and regional performance of acute coronary angiography/percutaneous coronary intervention are associated with improved survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients

Invasive Heart Center Admission Best for Cardiac Arrest Survival

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Distance from the site of cardiac arrest to the center does not affect outcomes
Regular simulation training improves emergency department nurses' cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills

AHA: More CPR Simulator Training Needed for ER Nurses

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Every-other-year training is insufficient, researcher says
Hospitalized children have reduced survival odds with cardiopulmonary resuscitation events occurring at night compared to other times of the day

Survival Lower for Night CPR Events in Children

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Pediatric CPR events at night tied to 12 percent reduced odds of survival
For high-risk cardiac patients

Video-Only CPR Education Noninferior to Manikin Training

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No significant difference in chest compression rate for high-risk families undergoing video-only training
Recommendations have been developed for prevention and acute management of drowning. The Wilderness Medical Society published the new practice guidelines online April 6 in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine.

Recommendations Developed for Management of Drowning

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Recommendations presented for initial resuscitation, post-resuscitation management, special situations
Far too few Americans are surviving cardiac arrest

IOM: Make CPR Mandatory High School Requirement

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Increasing community CPR competence could boost cardiac arrest survival, panel says
For patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes Vary by Time to CPR

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Increase in asystole, decrease in pVT/VF, PEA with delay in time from collapse to CPR
A new cardiopulmonary resuscitation system designed to increase the chance of survival in people experiencing cardiac arrest has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA Approves New CPR Devices

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Used together, they up the amount of oxygenated blood circulating through the body during CPR