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 ...

Ever since the defibrillator for home use was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October 2002, there has been ongoing debate over the appropriateness of owning the ...

Harris County Commissioners Court will decide Tuesday whether to go forward with a plan to put life-saving devices that are used to jump-start a heart during a cardiac arrest in county buildings.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a recent study, longer pauses in CPR before and after defibrillator use among patients with cardiac arrest in ...

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

(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 ...

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 ...

A miniature device that senses abnormal electrical activity in the heart and jolts it back into normal rhythms has the potential to save tens of thousands of lives each year among heart attack victims ...

On Nov. 18, 2010, Steve Shamban went into cardiac arrest at his gym, Work Out World in Norwood, and died at age 61. He had no history of heart problems, and worked out regularly. His grief-stricken ...

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 ...

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 ...