St John Ambulance has launched its easy-to-use HEART defibrillators at work to empower employees to act quickly to save lives ...
The defibrillator has now been placed at the Premier convenience store in Appley Bridge and could be used to restart the ...
Automated defibrillators are simple enough for the lay person to use, explained Kim Lindahl, deputy director for Kandiyohi County Emergency Management. As soon as the device is activated, an automated ...
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 ...
Recently, I wrote about the dark side of CPR. Despite a common misperception that CPR can rescue almost anyone from the brink of death, most people that receive it don't survive. Of those that do, ...
An urgent appeal has been issued for the return of lifesaving equipment that went missing in Coventry City Centre. Coventry ...
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 ...
G EORGE TOWN, Dec 8 — A Penang man with no formal training has been hailed as a hero after he successfully revived an ...
Objective To describe neurological outcomes after sudden cardiac arrests (SCAs) in road and long-distance races using a rapid mobile automated external defibrillator system (RMAEDS) intervention.
HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood is investigating a June 26 incident in which a fire erupted as staff members were using a defibrillator on a patient, reports ABC affiliate KTRK. A family member of ...
Nashville, Tenn.-based TriStar Centennial Medical Center is reviewing a Nov. 24 incident in which a fire erupted as staff members were using a defibrillator on a patient who later died, ABC affiliate ...