BOSTON - When Art Garofalo collapsed while working out this spring, health club workers revived him with CPR and a defibrillator that jolted his weakened heart. Garofalo, 61, didn't have a history of ...

Nelson Wu of Mission Viejo has a very good reason to encourage the placement and use of portable defibrillators: he is alive because the device was in the right place and he was with the right people ...

Avive Solutions has developed a lightweight, portable defibrillator and the Bay Area startup has some fresh cash. Here's what we know. A medical device startup based in Brisbane is raising millions in ...

When his wife suffered a near fatal cardiac arrest at home Donovan Casey decided he had to act to improve a victim’s chances of survival and the result is incredible. The CellAED, a small, portable ...

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 ...

Elliott Beharrell is a living, breathing example of the success of the Automated External Defibrillator program that has taken root in hockey arenas across Durham Region and the nation.Mr. Beharrell, ...

May 12—It's only been a few months since Waseca football coach Brad Wendland was collapsed on the sidelines, desperately in need of medical help as he was hit by sudden cardiac arrest. In the future, ...

Dr. Richard Page answers the question: 'Need To Have A Portable Defibrillator?' — -- Question: Do people with heart disease or who have had a heart attack need to have a portable defibrillator at ...

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Hospital and pre-hospital external defibrillators are life-saving medical devices designed to restore normal heart rhythm in cases of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). These devices deliver an electric ...