A court dismissed a malpractice suit regarding unwanted CPR because the plaintiff failed to establish the standard of care for checking MOLST orders.

As rates of childhood mortality decline, neonatal deaths account for nearly half of under-5 deaths worldwide. Intrapartum-related events (birth asphyxia) contribute to approximately one-quarter of ...

Every dental practice has a duty of care to ensure that an effective and safe service is provided for its patients. The satisfactory performance in a resuscitation attempt in the dental practice has ...

An analysis of public videos of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests shows brief warning signs, seizure-like movements that may be ...

UAB Department of Surgery faculty are leading the way in education for trauma surgeons by creating guides for a new series published in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. Both pieces are ...

Traci L. Powell, MSN, NNP; Leslie Parker, PhD, NNP-BC; Cynthia F. Dedrick, PhD, NNP; Christina M. Barrera, MSN, NNP; Dawn Di Salvo, MSN, NNP, CLC; Felicia Erdman, MSN ...

A man undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, exhibited signs of conscious awareness for 90 minutes before the medical team stopped the life-sustaining procedure, according to a new case ...

Sam Parnia practices resuscitation medicine. In other words, he helps bring people back from the dead -- and some return with stories. Their tales could help save lives, and even challenge traditional ...