Registry data suggest that one third of the patients who would benefit most are not receiving timely defibrillation. In the U.S., in-hospital cardiac arrest occurs about twice as often as ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bystander use of an automated external defibrillator after cardiac arrest improves survival odds at 30 days.

Since 1990, emergency personnel in Rochester, Minnesota, and surrounding communities have provided early defibrillation to victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Researchers followed 200 ...

After three days of pounding migraines, Dennis Young slid into his green Honda Accord and drove the mile from his Greenville home to the emergency room. "I was beet red and sweating like crazy," 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 new observational study suggests the position in which responders initially place the two defibrillator pads on the body may make a significant difference in returning spontaneous blood circulation ...

A woman in McKinney is lucky to be alive after suffering a cardiac arrest last week. Doctors say it would have killed her if she hadn't been fitted with a wearable defibrillator days earlier. Sheryl ...

A Ramsbottom man who survived a sudden cardiac arrest on holiday has helped to install a new public defibrillator on his ...

Simon Thompson says he is planning a skiing holiday after making a full recovery.

Andrew’s Assist, a Huntley-based nonprofit named for 22-year-old Andrew Fulcer, is donating an AED to The Depot in East Dundee.