A public awareness campaign helping the community understand "how to maintain and use defibrillators effectively" is expected ...

The defibrillator has not been returned to its cabinet based at Fargo Village after being used in November [PLMR] An urgent appeal has been issued for the return of lifesaving equipment that went ...

(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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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A new study suggests that people are reluctant to use public-access defibrillators to treat cardiac arrests. A study led the University of Warwick suggests that people are reluctant to use public ...

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

Maryland businesses that opt to have a defibrillator on site have no legal obligation to use it in case of emergency, the state’s second-highest court has held. In its 3-0 decision Tuesday, the Court ...

James Gee, like other Houston Airport Security personnel, sat through emergency training last year with hopes that he wouldn't have to use the skill. That all changed June 6 when Gee and two ...

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