Drowning is a leading cause of death for children ages 1-4, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. During the summer months, when water activities are more prevalent, drowning is ...

An emergency dispatcher in Massachusetts is being celebrated for helping save the life of a 4-year-old girl.

African-American children who live in disadvantaged neighborhoods are approximately half as likely as white children in affluent areas to receive bystander CPR after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest ...

We all hope we'll never be put in the position of having to save a child's life, but it could happen. Children test their physical limits and get caught in all kinds of dangerous situations. They ...

Using the CPR steps on someone who is not breathing can help keep them alive until the emergency services arrive. Knowing when to do CPR and how to perform it is important. Cardiopulmonary ...

Initiating CPR within the first five minutes after cardiac arrest can nearly double the chances of survival for children, according to preliminary research analyzing data for more than 10,000 children ...