Georgia lawmakers unanimously backed a bill aimed at helping 911 callers find a nearby automated external defibrillator (AED) in the moments that can decide life or death.

Every year 250,000 or more people with cardiovascular disease die within an hour of symptom onset and before they arrive at a hospital. With appropriate early defibrillation and follow-up treatment ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio market research analysts forecast the global automated external defibrillator market to grow at a CAGR of over 8% during the period 2018-2022, according to their ...

The FDA has urged providers to exercise additional caution in the use of certain models of the CardioVive automated external defibrillators due to defective components. According to an agency document ...

Defibtech introduces the newest generation Automatic External Defibrillator (AED). Now there is something you can do to improve the odds dramatically with a solution that is both easy to use and ...

Calvin University provides an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program on campus to make early defibrillation accessible to students, faculty, staff, and other persons who experience sudden ...

Jon LaPook, M.D. is the award-winning chief medical correspondent for CBS News. Since joining CBS News in 2006, LaPook has delivered more than 1,200 reports on a wide variety of breaking news and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 9—SUPERIOR — Two outdoor spaces will soon have quick access to automated external defibrillators, commonly known as AEDs, ...

A new study shows that automated external defibrillators (AEDs), the devices used to resuscitate victims of sudden cardiac arrest, had a greater than 20 percent chance of being recalled for potential ...

MOOSIC — First responders in Wilkes-Barre and Scranton will be better equipped to help those suffering cardiac emergencies, thanks to donations from Geisinger Community Medical Center, Pennsylvania ...

When teaching others about AEDs, it is important to explain the three main types of defibrillators that currently exist. For basic life support, the AED is most often used. Another type of external ...