Key Takeaways

Children need CPR much sooner than adults to save their lives during cardiac arrest

The window for best chance of survival CPR in children is within five minutes

That’s half the 10-minute window for adults

TUESDAY, Nov. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Thousands of U.S. kids each year collapse from cardiac arrest and need CPR to save their lives.

But CPR must start for them in half the time required for adults, according to results that will be presented at the American Heart Association annual meeting in New Orleans on Nov. 9.

The time window to initiate successful CPR might be half that of the window for adults: 5 minutes versus 10 minutes, researchers reported.

Initiating CPR within that 5-minute window can nearly double the chances of survival for a child, researchers fo

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