CPR on TV is often inaccurate — but watching characters jump to the rescue can still save real lives

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

Think you know CPR from TV? You’re doing it wrong

While it’s probably common knowledge not to take medical information from television, a majority of shows keep getting one ...

Here’s What TV Gets Wrong About CPR—And It Could Cost Lives

Think you know how to perform CPR properly because you've seen it on TV? You probably don't, a new study has warned.
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TV CPR often not reflective of real-world scenarios

Many TV depictions of CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest not only made errors in correct technique but may skew public ...
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What TV dramas get wrong about CPR—and the real-world cost

TV varies dramatically in informing viewers about medical emergencies, but it also teaches audiences how not to perform ...
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Outdated CPR on TV could delay lifesaving interventions

Scripted television often shows outdated CPR techniques for lay people, potentially fueling misconceptions that could delay ...
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Teenager Uses CPR Technique Seen on ‘The Office' to Save Toddler

A teenager in Massachusetts saved the life of a toddler with a little help from…Michael Scott from “The Office.” Savennah Mendes-Rodrigues credited a scene from the sitcom – in which employees ...
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Father Performed CPR on 4-Year-Old Daughter Using Technique Learned From 'The Office'

When an Indiana man’s 4-year-old daughter collapsed, he helped save her with CPR while pumping to the tune of the Bee Gees’ 1977 classic “Stayin’ Alive.” It’s a technique Matt Uber remembered from a ...