Codeveloped by the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross, these guidelines represent the first comprehensive ...

The American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics update recommendations for untrained lay rescuers and trained rescuers resuscitating adults and children who have drowned.

All people who are pulled from the water after drowning should receive CPR with rescue breaths and chest compressions, according to updated guidance from the American Heart Association and the ...

Anyone removed from the water without signs of normal breathing or consciousness should be presumed to be in cardiac arrest.

The guidelines were published Tuesday in the journals Circulation and Pediatrics. The article in Pediatrics focuses on literature supporting changes to resuscitation guidelines for children ...