While sudden cardiac arrest in a child or adolescent is rare—about 20,000 cases occur each year in the U.S.—the survival rate when it happens outside of a hospital is estimated to be under 20%.

OLADIPUPO Fasan, the Head of Cardiology, National Hospital, Abuja (NHA), says teaching young people Basic Life Support (BLS) skills can help to reduce preventable deaths from sudden cardiac ...

With over 26,000 cardiac arrests occurring every year in Australia and over 76% of them occurring in the home, some of our youngest Australians are learning how to help. But why kids? It’s simple.