Erika Vasquez, Contributing Writer Students are participating in a new interactive CPR training inside the VCU Student ...

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Only about 15 percent to 30 percent of people whose hearts stop get potentially lifesaving help from bystanders — a "woefully inadequate" rate, the American Heart Association said on Monday. The group ...

Studies show that only 15 to 30 percent of sudden cardiac arrest victims receive bystander CPR before emergency personnel arrive. But chances for survival plummet as minutes tick by without any blood ...

Looked at objectively, the current emphasis on formal CPR training—go to a class, get a card—isn’t succeeding very well according to some key measures. Relatively few people get formal training, while ...

A unified effort by the public, educators and policymakers is needed to reduce deaths from sudden cardiac arrest by increasing the use and effectiveness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), ...