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The national average survival rate for cardiac arrest is 10%. However, in Seattle, the rate is 62% due to widespread CPR ...

The American Heart Association is set to host the Lowcountry Heart Walk at The Joe this Saturday. Festivities will kick off ...

With 104 beats per minute (BPM), the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive” has long been considered the gold standard of songs that help ...

The Museum of Science is offering a lifesaving lesson through a new CPR training kiosk.The museum is partnering with the ...

State utility regulators have approved a 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. time window when electricity costs will increase for Xcel’s residential customers. They are likely to go into effect in October.

The class is open to all, but participants must register to attend. These free sessions will be hosted at the Medical ...

A life-saving CPR device is being implemented in fire departments across Western Washington. It’s called a LUCAS device and ...

According to the American Red Cross, CPR can double or triple the chance of survival when bystanders take action.

The agency started the review after finding a senior chemist manipulated data, impacting the accuracy of thousands of tests going back several years.

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAW) - Marshfield Fire Department Deputy Chief Steve Bakos says in 2023, they confirmed 11 patients who had CPR performed, actually got a pulse back from crews and then walked out ...

“People's chances of surviving a heart attack go up double or triple if they get CPR right at the moment of their heart attack. So that's why training people how to do CPR — laypeople like you and me ...