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 ...

With the end in sight for his goal of raising $3,000 to buy defibrillators for the Timberlake Fire Department, David Davis is creating an organization to further that cause for other first responders.

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 ...

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 ...

(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, ...

The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Nov. 24, studied patient outcomes for three methods of defibrillation: standard defibrillation; double sequential external defibrillation ...

(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 ...