Jon LaPook, M.D. is the award-winning chief medical correspondent for CBS News. Since joining CBS News in 2006, LaPook has delivered more than 1,200 reports on a wide variety of breaking news and ...

February is national American Heart Month and the American Heart Association is spotlighting cardiovascular disease and the ...

When AED maintenance is your only focus, excellence isn’t optional—it’s inevitable.”— Nathan Marin, VP Operations AED ...

For cardiac-related emergencies, There over 60 Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) placed throughout the main campus. The 2 models of AEDs that are currently placed across campus for public use: ...

Objective: The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends an automated external defibrillator (AED) be considered for a specific location if there is at least a 20% annual probability the device will ...

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (WTVF) — Two bystanders worked frantically to save a man who collapsed on a trail by using an automated external defibrillator. Crockett Park is a popular spot to exercise for people ...

Blog Sponsored by Taylor & Carls, P.A. According to the American Red Cross, once a person suffers cardiac arrest, every minute that passes before returning the heart to a normal rhythm decreases the ...

Kathy Sherlock has seen firsthand how one small machine can make the difference between life and death. Her 31-year-old brother died in 1998 after his heart stopped while waiting for a table at a ...

The owners of a bar have launched a campaign to install more defibrillators in memory of a family member who died from a ...

Dr. Mehmet Oz demonstrates how to operate an automated external defibrillator, which helped save the life of celebrity trainer Bob Harper during a heart attack. When "The Biggest Loser" trainer Bob ...

Oct. 9—SUPERIOR — Two outdoor spaces will soon have quick access to automated external defibrillators, commonly known as AEDs, thanks to a grant received by the Superior Fire Department. SaveStation ...

The base-case analysis assumes a 20% annual probability of cardiac arrest at the site of each deployed AED (1 arrest every 5 years). Under this condition, the model demonstrates that AED deployment ...