WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - More than 300,000 people suffer a cardiac arrest every year in this country, and 90% are fatal. “Sudden cardiac arrest is a major killer in the United States,” said James ...

June is CPR and AED Awareness Month. If you don’t know how to do CPR, now is a good time to learn. You never know when an emergency could happen. “There’s incredible data that delays in CPR will ...

This kind of preparation can turn a bystander into a lifesaver.

Cardiovascular disease causes 1 in 4 deaths in Australia, with 57,000 heart attacks annually and 19 deaths per dayOver 32,000 Australians ...

MADISON (WKOW) — Helping to save a life is easier than you might think. World Restart a Heart Day is emphasizing the importance of hands-only CPR. It's a skill most people can learn and perform ...

Do you know what to do if someone stops breathing? Only about 40% of people who go into cardiac arrest get bystander CPR if they’re not in a hospital. “That means 60% of people are not getting ...

Here we are already into the February calendar. With the prognostications of the groundhog behind us, be that as it may, there are other celebrations that loom ahead. Of course Feb. 14 is Valentine’s ...

HOT. THANKS, BILL. SURE. CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION IS A CRITICAL LIFESAVING TECHNIQUE PERFORMED DURING CARDIAC OR RESPIRATORY ARREST, BUT ONLY ABOUT HALF OF AMERICANS KNOW HOW TO DO CPR. AND ...

Every year, almost half a million Americans die from cardiac arrest. But a person’s chances of survival are doubled or even ...