In the past, flat-chested manikins were typically used, first aid trainers say.

The new defibrillator, made by Boston Scientific, doesn't require the leads. Instead, it sits just under the skin on the left side of a patient's rib cage near the armpit, and the lead is threaded ...

A public awareness campaign helping the community understand "how to maintain and use defibrillators effectively" is expected to begin in the spring, Jersey's public health has said. It comes after 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 ...

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 ...

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Ahead of National Defibrillator Awareness Day, Magen David Adom urges public training and registration of life-saving devices.

A Bellevue Police officer used a defibrillator to revive a middle-school teacher after she collapsed Tuesday. On Tuesday, Officer Jay Moriarty was at Highland Middle School when staff reported that a ...

HORICON - Staff and aides at Van Brunt Elementary/Middle School and Horicon High School are being trained in the use of automatic external defibrillators. The Horicon School District has three of the ...

Drones could soon be used by the NHS to deliver defibrillators directly to people whose hearts have stopped, potentially reaching patients faster than ambulances and saving more lives. A study by the ...

The family of a 45-year-old father who died after a cardiac arrest hope to install 100 defibrillators in his memory. Billy ...