Under usual circumstances, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, is provided to inpatients unless they have a do-not-resuscitate order on file, but the COVID-19 pandemic has changed considerations ...

The coronavirus is impacting how first responders handle medical emergencies. “We have goggles, N95 masks, gowns, gloves,” said Justin Fleming of the Huntington Beach Fire Department. “That’s a little ...

As most Americans continue to spend more time at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the odds of cardiac arrests in a home setting are likely to increase. Each year, June 1–7 is designated as National ...

DALLAS, Nov. 11, 2024 — Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates dropped significantly at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and have continued to remain lower than in the pre-pandemic ...

The proportion of children receiving RB-CPR fell markedly during the COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 period (2022–2023), indicating no recovery in the implementation rate of rescue breathing even in the ...

Twenty-two states adjusted laws or policies during the COVID-19 pandemic to increase insurance coverage for telemedicine services, according to a recent report from the Commonwealth Fund. For the June ...

Juliet Daly went from being healthy to being placed on a ventilator. Juliet Daly went from being a healthy and active 12-year-old to being near death due to a heart condition triggered by COVID-19, ...

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates dropped significantly at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and have continued to remain lower than in the pre-pandemic years of 2015-2019, ...