Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a medical emergency where the heart suddenly stops beating normally. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. Immediate defibrillation and high-quality CPR can ...

A $50,000 Walbridge grant equips deputies with advanced AEDs to strengthen early defibrillation in underserved parts of ...

AEDs are simple to use. If you are a trained responder who finds someone unconscious and not breathing normally or not breathing at all, the procedure for use is simple. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation ...

During Sudden Cardiac Arrest, a person’s chance of survival can be increased if Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is combined with the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) as quickly as ...

The benefits of bystander CPR or use of an automatic defibrillator on a patient suffering from cardiac arrest may last for up to a year, a new study found, with the two techniques also helping to ...

People suffering from sudden cardiac arrest are more likely to survive if cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillators (AED) are used as soon as possible. However, in an ...

When an individual is in cardiac arrest, immediate attention is critical. Survival is strongly time-dependent; delays cost lives. The quicker and more effective the response, the better the chances fo ...

In a shooting event or other trauma, you could help keep someone alive. Some basic CPR, Stop the Bleed training can help you be prepared ...

Horizon Health will offer a free Heartsaver CPR/AED course from 2 to 4 p.m. CDT March 13 at its Chrisman Clinic, 112 West Madison Avenue, in Chrisman, Illinois.

A North Texas cyclist is alive after a bystander performed CPR during a heart attack in Westlake. Now both men urge CPR ...

(Reuters Health) - When a bystander gives CPR or applies an automatic defibrillator to someone who has collapsed from cardiac arrest, the benefits persist for at least a year. A Danish study has ...