The American Heart Association has announced new CPR and Basic Life Support guidelines for 2026, reflecting advances in resuscitation science and team-based response. The revisions highlight precise ...
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The American Heart Association (AHA) has released new guidelines for CPR training, aiming to educate younger people and help with overdose assistance. The AHA reports when a ...
The American Heart Association’s updated CPR guidelines, effective March 1, 2026, tighten standards for high-quality compressions, team communication, AED use, and pediatric care. These changes ...
DALLAS, Oct. 22, 2025 —The “2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC),” published today in the Association’s flagship ...
The guidelines recommend alternating 5 back blows followed by 5 abdominal thrusts for choking in conscious children and adults. HealthDay News — Guidance has been updated for cardiopulmonary ...
New long-term data support a strategy of chest-compression-only CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) for bystanders who are uncomfortable or untrained in giving rescue breathing. The latest ...
A Swedish review of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest data shows rates of bystander CPR nearly doubled; compression-only (or Hands-Only CPR) increased six-fold over an 18 year period; and the chance of ...