What Is CPR and Who Needs It?

What is the purpose of CPR? The purpose of CPR is to apply pressure to an individual’s sternum (breastbone) so that the heart ...
KSAT

Staying alive: When to use hands-only CPR & what to do first

If you find someone unconscious or someone collapses around you, what do you do? They might be in cardiac arrest, and if that's the case, you'll want to to hands-only CPR right away. Here are tips ...
clickondetroit.com

Why hands-only CPR is crucial skill in an emergency

We're teaming up with the city of Detroit on Monday, Feb. 26 to help Metro Detroiters learn how to do hands-only CPR for FREE. We'll be at the Northwest Activities Center until 7 p.m. -- but here are ...
Boing Boing on MSN

American Heart Association adds Pearl Jam's "Evenflow" to growing repertoire of hands-only CPR songs

The American Heart Association recently added Pearl Jam's "Evenflow" to our collective repertoire of songs with 100 to 120 ...
WJHL-TV

Community input prompts JCFD to launch hands-only CPR courses

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Feedback from a Johnson City Fire Department (JCFD) community survey prompted the department to offer hands-only CPR training courses. Hands-only CPR is a two-step process ...
al.com

Free Hands-Only CPR training now offered at 11 Birmingham fire stations

Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service is offering free Hands-Only CPR training at 11 of the city’s fire stations. The classes are available now, and take only 10-15 minutes, said Battalion Chief Clay ...
abcnews4

Hands-Only CPR training empowers Hispanic communities in Moncks Corner

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCIV) — The American Heart Association recently led a Hands-Only CPR demonstration at the Embrace All Latino Voices event, emphasizing the life-saving potential of bystander ...
Los Angeles Times

Mouth-to-mouth CPR makes some reluctant to render aid. L.A. now pushing an alternative

When it comes to promoting the use of hands-only CPR, Los Angeles County officials aren’t saving their breath. That potentially life-saving step is now at the heart of a campaign to train half a ...
KING5

Hands-Only™ CPR: Two Steps to Saving a Life

The first week of June – National CPR & AED Awareness Week, June 1-7— gives Puget Sound residents the chance to learn about saving lives in the event of sudden cardiac arrest. Free Hands-Only™ CPR ...
ABC7

CPR can triple chance of surviving cardiac arrest. Here's how to learn hands-only CPR in LA County

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Sudden Cardiac arrest kills up to 450,000 Americans every year. Only 40% of people who suffer one receive CPR. Now, one ambitious Los Angeles County health campaign is hoping to ...
KWQC

Learn life-saving, hands-only CPR for free

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) -Quad Cities HEARTSafe Coalition invites the public to consider registering to attend free, Hands-Only CPR training on Feb. 26 or Feb. 27. Quad Cities HEARTSafe Coalition visits ...