The global incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is 213.1 (SD ± 177) per 100 000 population. 1 More than 20 000 people have out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year in Canada, where ...

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a life saving technique useful in many emergencies, including heart attack or near drowning, electric shocks in which someone's breathing or heartbeat has ...

Thrust your chin forward. With your chin, draw a circle starting and ending with your chin tucked back toward your throat. Repeat five times. Reverse the direction of the circle, and repeat five times ...

New basic life support guidelines for the management of adult and paediatric cardiopulmonary arrest have recently been recommended by the Resuscitation Council UK. Greater emphasis has been given to ...