AEDs, or public defibrillators, are designed to be used by anyone. Try to stay calm and follow the directions that the device gives you. Share on Pinterest Aria sandi Hasim/Getty Images A ...

Watching someone collapse from sudden cardiac arrest is a scary experience — but knowing what to do can save a life. Quick ...

Dr. Douglas Zipes answers the question: 'What Is A Defibrillator, How Is It Used — -- Question: What is a defibrillator and how is it used in the emergency room? Answer: A defibrillator is a ...

HOUSE. SKYLER HENRY, CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON. NEW TONIGHT THE CITY OF BONDURANT HAS BEEN GIVEN NEW LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT. TODAY, THEIR EMERGENCY SERVICES RECEIVED LIFEPAK 35 CARDIAC MONITORS. HERE’S A ...

Pulseless ventricular tachycardia occurs when an abnormally rapid heart rate originating in the heart’s lower chambers makes a pulse undetectable. Emergency cardiac defibrillation is usually necessary ...

This means that when someone has a cardiac arrest (when the heart stops pumping blood around your body) and a bystander calls 999, the ambulance services can direct them to the nearest registered ...

SOS Alarm, the company that operates Sweden’s 112 emergency number, is to use drones to deliver Automated External Defibrillators (AED) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) for the first time in ...

Amazon drivers took a first air course and CPR training before receiving AEDs. According to an April 10 report from Bloomberg, the series of trials known as Project Pulse began in Amsterdam in ...

Drones could soon be used by the NHS to deliver defibrillators directly to people whose hearts have stopped, potentially reaching patients faster than ambulances and saving more lives. A study by the ...

MARSHALL - Madison County has been awarded 27 automated external defibrillators, as revealed in the Madison County Board of Commissioners April 9 meeting. In that meeting, Dillon Cantrell, an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about health and U.K. health policy. A third of U.K. adults are are afraid to perform life-saving cardio-pulmonary ...