If you’re at risk for sudden cardiac arrest, an implantable cardioverter defibrillator — a small, battery-operated device that resides in your chest to detect abnormal heart rhythms — can deliver a ...

Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are often placed in areas of low risk and may be unavailable during certain times of the day. Determining the optimal location for AEDs may lead to increased ...

AVON — Eagle County Paramedic Services and nonprofit group Starting Hearts have announced the completion of a strategic alliance agreement geared toward improving the outcomes of sudden cardiac arrest ...

A new observational study suggests the position in which responders initially place the two defibrillator pads on the body may make a significant difference in returning spontaneous blood circulation ...

Since the first successful open-chest defibrillation on humans in 1947 using two large silver spoons with wooden handles, the device has progressed to a portable, lightweight, life-saving tool ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto published a ranking of businesses they believe could move the needle to reduce deaths from sudden cardiac arrest. Early and swift intervention with an ...

Automated external defibrillators -- user-friendly, heart-shocking devices that treat people with cardiac arrest -- are showing up more frequently in locations such as airports, schools, houses of ...

HOBART -- The value of having an automated external defibrillator in public buildings will be the topic of a free symposium Monday sponsored by the American Heart Association. Chesterton resident ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio—Twenty-three Northeast Ohio schools will receive free cardiac defibrillators along with a customized emergency action plan and training on how to use them, thanks to a partnership ...

Jeremy Hebert was 5 years old when he was diagnosed with the condition hypertrophy cardiomyopathy, or enlargement of the heart. The defect, which did not run in Hebert’s family, caused an abnormal ...