GUILFORD -- The Guilford Free Library staff just learned how to use a cutting edge, life-saving piece of equipment donated by a local business. "Who wants to get shocked this morning?" Louis Iannotti, ...

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 ...

To add another measure of safety, the Spring school district plans to have all athletic coaches certified in the use of automated external defibrillators by January, said Denise Chuick, a licensed ...

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 ...

(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 ...

(Columbia) Nov. 18, 2005 - A Cardinal Newman student has a new relationship with his teachers. Last month, they saved his life using a defibrillator to shock his heart. Josh Riggins is now laughing ...

St John Ambulance is also working alongside Nationwide to offer life-saving training to 4,000 members of staff as well as ...

July 21, 2003 — Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) differ in ease of use by lay people, according to the results of a trial published in the July issue of Resuscitation. In this trial of three ...

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Defibrillators and bleed control kits to be installed in Nationwide branches - The building society said life-saving training ...

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 ...