New guidance on choking in conscious children and adults recommends alternating five back blows followed by five abdominal thrusts, until the object is expelled or the person becomes unresponsive.

SEATTLE — If you learned CPR years ago, you might not have heard about new CPR guidelines from the American Heart Association. They involve new recommendations for circumstances when people are ...

A Massachusetts officer had to put his knowledge from a CPR training to the test just minutes after completing the course, police said. As a 30-year veteran officer at the Winthrop Police Department, ...

CLIFTON, Ohio (WKRC) -The quick action of a local teacher likely saved a young boy's life. A preschool student started choking on his lunch, but thankfully his teacher knew what to do. Surveillance ...

When his young daughter began choking on a piece of pizza crust, pediatrician Dr. Michael Milobsky didn’t panic; he relied on training that he says every parent should know. The father of seven used ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV)—Outside the hospital, it’s reported that 350,000 people have a heart attack each year, and CPR is literally a lifesaving guide in those moments. The American Heart Association ...

The officer was getting a refresher on CPR right before he got the call to save a choking infant, Massachusetts police said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A Massachusetts officer had to put his knowledge ...

Officer Robert Jaworski had just completed CPR refresher training when he saved a 1-month-old infant on Tuesday Winthrop, MA Police Department Facebook A Massachusetts officer is being celebrated ...

STATEN ISLAND, New York (WABC) -- A mother and father on Staten Island are showing gratitude to the New York cops who saved their baby girl when she stopped breathing. Through a hallway and down four ...

MILWAUKEE — In Wisconsin, high school students are now required to get CPR, Heimlich maneuver, and first aid training before they're allowed to graduate. It's a ...

The University of Washington School of Medicine site features video demonstrations of CPR and first aid for choking victims. There are separate versions of each video tailored to adults, children and ...