Scripted television often shows outdated CPR techniques for lay people, potentially fueling misconceptions that could delay bystanders' lifesaving interventions in the crucial moments after a ...

Think you know how to perform CPR properly because you've seen it on TV? You probably don't, a new study has warned.

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

TV shows often "inaccurately portray" who is most likely to need CPR and where out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen.

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

Lastly, we found that almost 65% of the people receiving hands-only CPR and 73% of rescuers performing CPR were white and ...

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

TV shows portray CPR incorrectly in most episodes, spreading outdated methods that discourage lifesaving action.

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

Scripted television often shows outdated CPR techniques for lay people, potentially fueling misconceptions that could delay ...

PITTSBURGH - Scripted television often shows outdated CPR techniques for lay people, potentially fueling misconceptions that ...

DURHAM, N.C., July 23, 2025 — On Tuesday, July 22, members of the Duke University men’s basketball and football teams participated in American Heart Association Hands-Only CPR (cardiopulmonary ...