If someone young and healthy collapses, the treatment is a no-brainer. As we age or suffer serious health problems, there may come a point where... Recently, I wrote about the dark side of CPR.

Television shows often show CPR incorrectly or with outdated methods. Image Credit: Francesco Carta fotografo/Getty Images Scripted television shows often depict outdated CPR techniques for ...

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed during Monday night's game against the Cincinnati Bengals, where he laid down on the field for roughly ten minutes while medical professionals administered ...

Trisha Flaherty-Barnes lay in a Des Moines hospital bed for nearly a week in a coma. Last May, she collapsed, suffering cardiac arrest at her home. Her husband knew CPR. "A lot of times it's hard for ...

I heard from many nurses, doctors, EMTs, and paramedics who were grateful that I had brought attention to the difficult reality that CPR may often cause more harm than good. But I also heard from ...

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Recently, I wrote about the dark side of CPR. Despite a common misperception that CPR can rescue almost anyone from the brink of death, most people that receive it don't survive. Of those that do, ...