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 ...

The first week of June – National CPR & AED Awareness Week, June 1-7— gives Puget Sound residents the chance to learn about saving lives in the event of sudden cardiac arrest. Free Hands-Only™ CPR ...

(Mass Appeal) – Are you looking to get CPR certified? Smart Nurses is offering free classes in June. Chuck Margarites, course coordinator and critical care transport nurse, joins us on Mass Appeal ...

You may want to double-check your CPR skills. While it’s probably common knowledge not to take medical information from television, a majority of shows keep getting this important emergency technique ...

With 70% of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happening at home, if you’re called on to perform hands-only CPR, you’ll likely be trying to save the life of someone you know and love. Hands-only CPR ...

TV shows portray CPR incorrectly in most episodes, spreading outdated methods that discourage lifesaving action.

Scripted television often shows CPR performed incorrectly. This can affect how the public responds to emergency situations, ...