Jon LaPook, M.D. is the award-winning chief medical correspondent for CBS News. Since joining CBS News in 2006, LaPook has delivered more than 1,200 reports on a wide variety of breaking news and ...

Knowing CPR and how to use an AED can make all the difference in cardiac emergencies. Learning these simple skills can save ...

Dr. Mehmet Oz demonstrates how to operate an automated external defibrillator, which helped save the life of celebrity trainer Bob Harper during a heart attack. When "The Biggest Loser" trainer Bob ...

Connie Harvey from the American Red Cross explains how to use an AED, an automated external defibrillator, when attempting to restart someone’s heart after they collapse. She says the first two steps ...

Defibrillators are the devices used to deliver shocks to the heart in cases of life threatening cardiac disorders. Electrodes that are connected to the machine are usually held in place over the chest ...

When someone collapses before your eyes, your first reaction might be stunned disbelief. Your second impulse, though, is likely wanting to help -- and you can. By calling an ambulance, starting CPR, ...

What is an AED? Here's why it can save lives. (Photo: Getty Images) About 90% of the 350,000 cardiac arrests that happen outside a hospital each year are fatal. However, a simple medical device, an ...

They’re becoming more available in public places–but how do you use a defibrillator machine? Dr. Troy Madsen talks about public defibrillators, when to use them, and how they might save someone’s life ...

On Sept. 10, every Canyon Crest Academy student was trained in life-saving CPR and how to use an AED (automated external ...