June 25, 2003 — Long-term survival and quality of life are similar for those who have had rapid out-of-hospital defibrillation with an automated external defibrillator compared with the general ...

Data for the study were collected from survivors of ventricular fibrillation (VF) admitted to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester (Olmsted County), Minnesota. Olmsted County has a specific early ...

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 ...

Within moments of his on-field cardiac arrest on Monday, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was receiving CPR and medical personnel were called in to restart his heart. That rapid response is credited ...

(CNN) -- People who suffer cardiac arrest outside of a hospital have a 33 percent better chance of survival if the emergency medical services responding bring a defibrillator to the scene within eight ...

(TNS) - A new smartphone application is available now in Crawford County to register automated external defibrillators (AEDs) used to aid in surviving sudden cardiac arrest. The free application, ...

Dr. Ruskin answers the question: 'Treated By Pacemaker Vs. Defibrillator?' — -- Question: What is the difference between abnormal heart rhythms treated by pacemakers and defibrillators? Answer ...

More than one million Americans have heart attacks each year. About 300,000 Americans have sudden cardiac death each year. And for about half of them, it was the first sign of any heart trouble.

Young athletes get hit all the time whether it's by baseballs, hockey pucks or each other; most of the time they get up and keep playing. But a strong enough hit in just the wrong place at just the ...

RAPID CITY - Dr. Reuben Bareis, a retired internal medicine geriatrics physician, is on a mission to educate the public about a new state law that may help people die with dignity. At nearly 80 years ...