TV shows portray CPR incorrectly in most episodes, spreading outdated methods that discourage lifesaving action.

A UPMC CPR instructor is now spreading awareness with a message that could save others.

Television characters who experience cardiac arrest outside a hospital are more likely to receive CPR than people in real life. But the CPR on these shows often depicts outdated practices and ...

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

Scripted television often shows CPR performed incorrectly. This can affect how the public responds to emergency situations, ...

“Hands-Only CPR is a simple two-step process — call 911 if you see a teen or adult suddenly collapse and then push hard and ...

Many TV depictions of CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest not only made errors in correct technique but may skew public ...

Hands-only CPR is somehow not the norm in scripted television ...

By Tarun Sai Lomte New findings indicate television CPR scenes frequently mislead viewers about who needs CPR , where cardiac arrests occur, and how CPR should be performed. Study: Out-of-Hospital ...