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 ...

NEW MILFORD - "You got him breathing again!" Carol Kuczko excitedly said to Helen Cherney. "Yea! He lives to fight another day!" said Cherney, the Health Department Office Coordinator. Though Cherney ...

A public awareness campaign helping the community understand "how to maintain and use defibrillators effectively" is expected to begin in the spring, Jersey's public health has said. It comes after a ...

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Speaking about his collapse, David said: "I can't really remember, but what I've been told happened is that I was at the far end of the court, probably ready to send or receive, when I fell backwards.

A match official whose life was saved with a defibrillator after collapsing twice during a game is continuing to receive treatment in hospital.

School districts in the south and southwest suburbs have different numbers of automated external defibrillators available, but officials have different opinions on whether the state should provide ...