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Published October 18, 2010, 12:00 AM

New CPR guidelines


Jessica Kocian practices a first aid response for CPR during a first aid/CPR/AED class at the Red Cross in Chicago in May 2008. New guidelines out today switch up the steps for CPR, telling rescuers to start with hard, fast chest presses before giving mouth-to-mouth. (AP Photo/Stacie Freudenberg, File)
Read the article: CPR switch: Chest presses first, then give breaths