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

Access to a defibrillator and the quick wits of a school nurse and security guard are being credited with saving the life of a substitute teacher who had a heart attack at Edison Preparatory School ...

Amsterdam, Netherlands – 24 Aug 2023: Using a defibrillator for a cardiac arrest victim improves 30-day survival even with ambulance response times as short as two minutes, according to research ...

Buckfastleigh Town Council said it has upgraded one of its four defibrillators A defibrillator in Devon has been upgraded to ...

In the most deprived areas of England and Scotland, the nearest 24/7 accessible defibrillator is on average a round trip of over a mile, or 1.8km, according to research supported by the British Heart ...

The new defibrillator, made by Boston Scientific, doesn't require the leads. Instead, it sits just under the skin on the left side of a patient's rib cage near the armpit, and the lead is threaded ...

INTRODUCTION: There are more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests annually, or 1,000 daily, in the United States with nearly 90% of them being fatal. 1 These statistics paint a grim image when ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Tami Mayberry’s clinic is the only family practice in Elmwood, Nebraska. “There’s me and a chiropractor. I don’t even know if there’s a dentist,” said Mayberry, who opened her ...

Larger trials will now assess whether the technology can be rolled out nationally after a successful countryside study had ...

The National Health Services in the UK has planned to use drones to provide lifesaving defibrillators to people suffering ...

Cardiac arrest is a sudden and unexpected loss of heart function, breathing and consciousness. It is caused by a problem in the heart that disrupts its normal rhythm. It is different from a heart ...

Defibrillators can double the chance of survival, but can be difficult to find in an emergency or remote areas. The ...