CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Friday marks the end of CPR and AED Awareness Week. The event is put on by the American Heart Association to raise awareness of the need to always be prepared ...

RAISING AWARENESS OF LIFE SAVING TOOLS. WHEN SECONDS COUNT, IT IS CPR AND AED AWARENESS WEEK AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION IS WORKING TO INCREASE TRAINING ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. TODAY WE ...

June is AED and CPR awareness month. The American Heart Association is also celebrating its 100 year anniversary. Mark Freed ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The American Heart Association reported that seven in 10 emergencies that require CPR happen outside the home. A recent study found a disturbing trend in bystander CPR ...

LIMA, OH – The American Heart Association, a global force for a world of healthier lives for all, is encouraging families to build a summer safety plan. Spending time at the pool or beach are great ...

Ken Moran suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while playing tennis at El Camino Country Club. Bystanders stepped in and provided ...

He rushed to help and realized the man’s heart had stopped. He began CPR while one of the women dialed 911. For about six minutes, he performed compressions on the man’s chest, remembering the ...

60-80% of people who go into cardiac arrest outside of the hospital die before reaching it, according to the American Heart Association. Bystander CPR can double or triple survival rates.

Here in Birmingham, the average bystander CPR response rate is only around 10%. The American Heart Association has teamed up with local entities to change that. Of the more than 350,000 out-of ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — This week is National CPR and AED Awareness Week, and the American Heart Association is teaming up with St. Joseph's Health to create 80 CPR Anytime Kits to help train patients ...

"He went on his knees and then onto his hands and then onto his face, and I thought he just passed out like he'd done before," said Isaac Ruggieri, who saved his dad's life with CPR. His father ...

When performed correctly, the American Heart Association reports that CPR has the potential to double or even triple the chance of survival. Quick thinking and CPR came in handy for Cathy Lathrop ...