But bystander intervention while waiting for emergency medical services to arrive (which takes an average of seven minutes ...

Bystander CPR increases this rate to 30%, and the added use of an automated external defibrillator ... Choking on food or ...

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17. First responders found a woman inside the home with “traumatic injuries.” They performed CPR and rushed her to a Toronto-area trauma centre, but she was pronounced dead a short time later.

New research highlights the life-saving importance of starting CPR as soon as possible when someone has a cardiac arrest, whether at home or in public. The study, presented at the American Heart ...

Advertisement In a study involving nearly 2,400 emergency calls for cardiac arrest in North Carolina, rates for bystander CPR rose dramatically when the 911 operator helped guide the caller.

You encounter someone collapsed on the sidewalk and quickly dial 911. Whether or not the operator instructs you on how to deliver cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) could mean life or death ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- A new study from Duke Health finds that bystanders are more likely to give CPR when instructed by a 911 operator. According to Duke Health researchers, women are less likely ...

"Our findings reinforce that every second counts when starting bystander CPR and even a few minutes delay can make a big difference," said Evan O'Keefe, M.D., the study's first author and a ...

Starting CPR within the first 10 minutes of someone having a cardiac arrest at home or in public may greatly improve their chances for survival and protect their brain function, according to new ...

Eric Hall, M.D., study's lead author and cardiology fellow ... such as activating emergency response starting with lay rescuer CPR, and early defibrillation, are not taken immediately.