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 ...

A report from the Resuscitation Council UK found one-in-four people survived a cardiac arrest in hospital, while the British ...

The ongoing appeal in Mr Morley's memory, which will reach its one-year anniversary this week, has seen 50 defibrillators ...

(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 ...

MARYSVILLE — Just one day after a surgical team spent 90 minutes implanting a new defibrillator in his chest, Merle Yoney was having lunch with his wife at Shawn O’Donnell’s restaurant in Everett.

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a recent study, longer pauses in CPR before and after defibrillator use among patients with cardiac arrest in ...

Owners of a popular home defibrillator have been told to stop using the device immediately and dispose of the units, warning ...

Jim Settles was 11 when his heart suddenly stopped beating. "It was the second week of sixth grade, and they were running laps in the gym. He told me that he had felt tired and winded, so he laid down ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...