Heart association plans mass training on emergency revival

Most nursing home staff do not support performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation on elderly residents who suffer heart attacks, as most patients' health will not improve sufficiently for them to return to the facility, according to new research.

By training more than 11,000 people in cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in a single day, Dr KK Aggarwal, president, Heart Care Foundation of India, created a world record on Sunday.

The mortality is increasing due to lack of awareness on Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation

Shabab Murshid Development Foundation and Poverty Fighter Foundation organised a day-long workshop on Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation on Friday at SMDF's office at Dhanmondi in Dhaka. The workshop aimed at creating awareness of first aid and CPR as ...

CPR, or cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, is a simple procedure that could mean the difference between life or death for someone—but only if it's performed properly. The procedure can be fruitless if the chest compressions are too shallow, or even ...

Bill Silvester. Photo: Ken Irwin Most nursing home managers and staff do not support giving cardio-pulmonary resuscitation to elderly residents who suffer heart attacks, and the technique has been found to be ineffective in reviving most. While the ...

On behalf of Heart Care Foundation of India, Padmashri & Dr. BC Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President, Heart Care Foundation of India created a world record by training 11459 people in Hands Only CPR 10 in one day. The event was organized ...

HICKORY, N.C. -- Kenneth Maye and Don Barrier have a lot in common: both nearly died from sudden cardiac arrest when their hearts stopped. Both, too, would not be alive today but for the quick responses from both family and emergency responders; and ...

Footballer Fabrice Muamba survived cardiac arrest but, a new book argues, too few get the same state-of-the-art treatment. A year ago this month, in front of 35,000 spectators and millions more watching on television, Fabrice Muamba Baku, March 18 ...