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 ...

MAINTAINING an up-to-date register of where defibrillators are positioned could be crucial to saving lives, a local heart charity has said, amid uncertainty over the number and locations of the ...

Owners of a popular home defibrillator have been told to stop using the device immediately and dispose of the units, warning ...

A pub in Derby where a football fan died of a heart attack has already smashed its fundraising to install a defibrillator. A ...

School districts in the south and southwest suburbs have different numbers of automated external defibrillators available, but officials have different opinions on whether the state should provide ...

The Cape Girardeau County Commission unanimously passed a motion for a safety initiative Monday to offer first aid, CPR and automatic external defibrillator training to county employees. First ...

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requiring makers of heart-zapping defibrillators to submit more data on the emergency care devices after years of recalls and manufacturing problems.

The American Red Cross is now offering an automated external defibrillator (AED) for use in the home. According to the Red Cross, sudden cardiac arrest claims the lives of 250,000 people in the ...

Oct. 28 (UPI) --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. "Our research shows that every minute of ...