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 ...

Objective To describe neurological outcomes after sudden cardiac arrests (SCAs) in road and long-distance races using a rapid mobile automated external defibrillator system (RMAEDS) intervention.

Recently, I wrote about the dark side of CPR. Despite a common misperception that CPR can rescue almost anyone from the brink of death, most people that receive it don't survive. Of those that do, ...

PHILADELPHIA − 2023 was the year of sudden cardiac arrest. Or, as many who study health and safety refer to it, the year of Damar Hamlin … and Bronny James. The NFL safety and University of Southern ...

Access to a defibrillator and the quick wits of a school nurse and security guard are being credited with saving the life of a substitute teacher who had a heart attack at Edison Preparatory School ...

Cardiac arrest is a sudden and unexpected loss of heart function, breathing and consciousness. It is caused by a problem in the heart that disrupts its normal rhythm. It is different from a heart ...

Hasbury Community Church is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a new lifesaving defibrillator and cabinet from the British Heart Foundation.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Prayers for Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin continue after his collapse and subsequent diagnosis of cardiac arrest. "In the case of this player, it sounds like they were able ...

Nashville, Tenn.-based TriStar Centennial Medical Center is reviewing a Nov. 24 incident in which a fire erupted as staff members were using a defibrillator on a patient who later died, ABC affiliate ...