TV shows can be misleading when it comes to educating viewers on hands-only CPR, along with who experiences cardiac arrest ...

Few scripted TV programs demonstrate the proper way bystander CPR is meant to be performed, researchers reported Jan. 12 in ...

Think you know how to perform CPR properly because you've seen it on TV? You probably don't, a new study has warned.

While it’s probably common knowledge not to take medical information from television, a majority of shows keep getting one ...

TV shows portray CPR incorrectly in most episodes, spreading outdated methods that discourage lifesaving action.

Hands-only CPR is just two steps: call 911 when someone collapses, then start chest compressions. The AHA officially endorsed ...

A recently published study shows that following the local activation of PulsePoint, rates of bystander CPR performed outside ...

Checking for a pulse and giving rescue breaths are just some of the ways TV inaccurately depicts CPR for sudden cardiac ...

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a vital skill anyone can perform. It is administered to an unconscious person who is ...

Many TV depictions of CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest not only made errors in correct technique but may skew public ...

Scripted television often shows outdated CPR techniques for lay people, potentially fueling misconceptions that could delay ...