The elimination of rescue breathing from the CPR protocol for untrained bystanders was based on several compelling physiologic and pragmatic considerations. Mouth-to-mouth ventilation delays the ...

We don't b elieve that one is necessarily better than the other. The evidence that we have now seems to suggest that they are equivalent for this group of patients: adults who suddenly collapse. The ...

Thirteen year olds can perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as well as adults, finds a study published on bmj.com today. The authors suggest that children as young as nine years old should be ...