Two minutes into cardiac arrest—when the heart stops pumping and blood ceases to flow to the body's organs—brain cells begin ...

TV shows portray CPR incorrectly in most episodes, spreading outdated methods that discourage lifesaving action.

TV shows often "inaccurately portray" who is most likely to need CPR and where out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen.

HealthDay News — TV characters are more likely to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) than people in real life, according to a research letter published online January 12 in Circulation: ...

TV varies dramatically in informing viewers about medical emergencies, but it also teaches audiences how not to perform ...

Television characters who experience cardiac arrest outside a hospital are more likely to receive CPR than people in real ...

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

NEW DELHI: Nearly 50 per cent of people in high-income countries have undergone CPR training. But in India, the bystander Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) rate remains alarmingly low, ranging only ...