KPBS on MSN

CPR and AEDs can save lives. But some people are less likely to receive the aid

June 1-7 is CPR and AED Awareness Week.
Newspoint on MSN

First aid and CPR: Essential skills that can save lives

Medical emergencies can happen anywhere—at home, at work, on the road, or during everyday activities. In those critical ...

National CPR and AED Awareness Week Highlights Importance of Lifesaving Skills

A local CPR instructor will host hands-on CPR demonstrations Tuesday at the Merriweather Library on Jefferson Avenue in ...

AMR Wichita Falls encourages CPR training during CPR and AED Awareness Month

June is CPR and AED Awareness Month, a time dedicated to recognizing life-saving skills that could make the difference in an ...
1011 Now

LIVING LINCOLN: Learning CPR critical to keeping people alive in first moments of cardiac arrest

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Having to perform CPR on a loved one is simultaneously a nightmare, and the most likely scenario in which you would actually perform it. It’s not fun to think about, but taking ...
AOL

Black people, women in general less likely to survive after CPR for cardiac arrest

When a person’s heart stops, their odds of survival are greater if a bystander immediately performs CPR. But having someone step in during this critical moment is not all that matters. A new study has ...
WFAE

Thousands of people experience cardiac arrest each year. CPR can be life-saving.

Every year, more than 350,000 people in the U.S. are not in a hospital when they go into cardiac arrest. That means their heart stops beating. Only about 40% of them get CPR from a bystander.
NPR

Thousands of people experience cardiac arrest each year. CPR can be life-saving.

In 2025 why not learn CPR? NPR's Life Kit has tips for how to help someone in cardiac arrest. Every year, more than 350,000 people in the U.S. are not in a hospital when they go into cardiac arrest.