A Greeley man who last month experienced cardiac arrest at his home is alive today thanks to his wife, who started CPR as she waited for first responders to arrive.Ralph and Sylvia Ybarra were eating ...

Would you know what to do if someone stops breathing or their heart stops beating? If you know CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), you have the skills and abilities to help save a life. Acting ...

Nine out of 10 people who suffer cardiac arrest outside of the hospital do not survive. However, immediate action through cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can double or even triple survival rates.

Local firefighters and emergency medical technicians respond to dozens of calls each year, and many of the calls are for heart attacks. Even with several EMTs on board, the ambulance ride to the ...

Manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is inherently inefficient. Alternative techniques are compression–decompression CPR, which improves forward blood flow on compression and returns the chest ...