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 ...

Reflecting evolving evidence, the recommendations for initial evaluation and stabilization after cardiac arrest, following ...

In the second of a series outlining basic life support, Emma Hammett describes how to resuscitate a patient who has collapsed in the dental practice Cardio-respiratory arrest is rare in primary dental ...

The guidelines for advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) underwent a comprehensive 5-year update in 2020, but focused updates for 2021 highlight the chain of survival, both in- and out-of-hospital, ...

Basic Life Support (BLS) and First Aid are vital skill set which equips individuals with the knowledge to respond effectively during life-threatening emergencies such as cardiac arrest, choking or ...

A pharmaceutical company has set a target to train 1 million Filipinos in life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as it pushes for the full implementation of the Basic Life Support Training in ...

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 ...