Every minute spent waiting for a first shock from a defibrillator cuts the odds of surviving cardiac arrest by 6%, a new Dutch study finds. Photo by Mikhail Nilov/Pexels Oct. 28 (UPI) --Every minute ...

St John Ambulance has launched its easy-to-use HEART defibrillators at work to empower employees to act quickly to save lives ...

Ever since the defibrillator for home use was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October 2002, there has been ongoing debate over the appropriateness of owning the ...

(Reuters Health) - Cardiac arrest patients may be more likely to survive and avoid permanent disabilities when bystanders use a defibrillator to treat them before an ambulance arrives, a new study ...

A miniature device that senses abnormal electrical activity in the heart and jolts it back into normal rhythms has the potential to save tens of thousands of lives each year among heart attack victims ...

Though the Medtronic OmniaSecure is the world's smallest defibrillation lead, the product development story isn't one of ...

The defibrillator has now been placed at the Premier convenience store in Appley Bridge and could be used to restart the ...

An urgent appeal has been issued for the return of lifesaving equipment that went missing in Coventry City Centre. Coventry ...

Here's more support to show that when a bystander uses a portable defibrillator on someone suffering cardiac arrest in a public place, chances of survival increase markedly. Another big plus: the ...

(Reuters Health) - Older children in cardiac arrest are more likely than younger kids to have a bystander use a defibrillator to treat them before an ambulance arrives, a U.S. study suggests. The ...

VAIL — The Vail Police Department has equipped each marked patrol car, including code enforcement officer vehicles, with an automatic external defibrillator. In the event of sudden cardiac arrest, ...

Maryland businesses that opt to have a defibrillator on site have no legal obligation to use it in case of emergency, the state’s second-highest court has held. In its 3-0 decision Tuesday, the Court ...