Nurses will be familiar with the procedure for advanced life support, but may be less confident with basic life support skills that are required to manage out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. This article, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – While sudden cardiac arrest in a child or adolescent is rare — about 20,000 cases occur each year in the U.S. — the survival rate when it happens outside of a hospital is estimated to ...

The rates in which nursing home staff perform CPR or use an automated external defibrillator on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest residents “were not ideal,” according to a new study. Researchers say ...

While sudden cardiac arrest in a child or adolescent is rare — about 20,000 cases occur each year in the U.S. — the outcomes when it happens outside of a hospital are estimated to be under 20%.

Basic Life Support (BLS) is a set of simple, life-saving steps used to help someone whose heart has stopped beating. It includes skills like CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and the use of an AED ...

The Philippine Heart Association (PHA on Tuesday called for the establishment of basic life support (BLS) teams in communities to improve emergency response and save more lives. During the Usapang ...