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 ...

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 ...

Not too many years ago, the chances of surviving a sudden cardiac event outside of a hospital setting were slim. Realizing the need for a life-saving treatment that could be used almost anywhere, and ...

With a colleague, he created a miniaturized defibrillator that could be implanted inside patients suffering from potentially fatal arrhythmia. By Richard Sandomir Morton Mower, an entrepreneurial ...

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

When Ralph Polanec collapsed June 25 at his Washington, D.C., gym, staff members thought they could save him with a shock from their automated external defibrillator. But when they tried to turn it on ...

Russell Paul Hudgell fell ill at Beauchief Tennis Club, where he was playing a doubles league match, on November 9, last year. A defibrillator at the club was found to be out of charge when first ...

Staff members from Magpas Air Ambulance have been recognised for their life-saving work at at national awards ceremony.

Marston Scout JJ raises over £3,200 with Midcounties Co-operative to install a life-saving defibrillator at Your Co-op Food, ...