(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 ...

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 ...

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

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Q: Electric shock is used to start hearts that have stopped beating. In a pinch, would it be possible to start a heart using a stun gun? A: Doctors use defibrillators to shock a heart out of a ...

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 ...

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 ...

The San Clemente Senior Center, Community Center and Ole Hanson Beach Club have been chosen to take part in a national two-year study to determine whether automatic external defibrillators or AEDs are ...

James Gee, like other Houston Airport Security personnel, sat through emergency training last year with hopes that he wouldn't have to use the skill. That all changed June 6 when Gee and two ...

An urgent appeal has been issued for the return of lifesaving equipment that went missing in Coventry City Centre. Coventry Business Improvement District (BID) is urging anyone with information about ...