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 ...

When someone collapses from cardiac arrest, the next few seconds are absolutely crucial. But for millions of people, the ...

Think you know how to perform CPR properly because you've seen it on TV? You probably don't, a new study has warned.

Most dramas show characters searching for pulse and giving breaths but experts say chest compressions on their own can save lives ...

Few scripted TV programs demonstrate the proper way bystander CPR is meant to be performed, researchers reported Jan. 12 in ...

Many TV depictions of CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest not only made errors in correct technique but may skew public ...

TV shows portray CPR incorrectly in most episodes, spreading outdated methods that discourage lifesaving action.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