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

TV shows can be misleading when it comes to educating viewers on hands-only CPR, along with who experiences cardiac arrest ...

Checking for a pulse and giving rescue breaths are just some of the ways TV inaccurately depicts CPR for sudden cardiac ...

You may want to double-check your CPR skills. While it’s probably common knowledge not to take medical information from ...

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

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

TV shows portray CPR incorrectly in most episodes, spreading outdated methods that discourage lifesaving action.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

Hands-only CPR is somehow not the norm in scripted television ...

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

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