Trained rescuers should initiate CPR by giving two rescue breaths followed by 30 chest compressions. If the rescuer is unwilling, untrained or unable to provide rescue breaths, ...

Perform two rescue breaths. Repeat until an ambulance or automated external defibrillator (AED) arrives. Read on for more detailed descriptions of how to perform CPR in adults, children, and infants.

The primary purpose of the courses in the American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers program trains participants with the knowledge and skills needed to: Provide professional-level care for ...

Each year, 475,000 Americans die from cardiac arrest, an electrical malfunction in the heart that causes an irregular heartbeat and disrupts the flow of blood to the brain, lungs and other organs ...

Until recently, CPR guidelines for drowning victims focused on chest compressions. But now, the American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics say rescue breaths are also critical .

CLERMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WKRC) - Newly released 911 calls gave insight into a rescue at East Fork Lake. The Ohio DNR said that a boy called out for help and that his grandfather swam out to save him.