An $8.4 million grant will pay to put life-saving machines that diagnose heart attacks in every ambulance in South Dakota. The grant, awarded to the South Dakota chapter of the affiliation of American ...

A new study from the University of Surrey, published today in the journal Heart, has identified a positive link between the survival of heart attack patients and the use of an electrocardiogram, by ...

Chest discomfort, shortness of breath, lightheadedness and upper body pain are some of the most obvious symptoms of a heart attack. And like with any medical emergency, time is of the essence—the time ...

The government approved the first pocket-sized EKG machine Tuesday, so small that it promises easier, faster heart measurements in ambulances, the emergency room _ even a possible heart attack ...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The government approved the first pocket-sized EKG machine Tuesday, so small that it promises easier, faster heart measurements in ambulances, the emergency room _ even a possible ...

Four emergency medical services agencies in Wise County have new machines to care for heart attack patients, thanks to the donation of EKG machines from the Wellmont CVA Heart Institute. Appalachia ...

Thanks to a donation of more than $44,000 from the Fremont-Rideout Foundation, the Penn Valley Fire Department’s two ambulances will soon be equipped with wireless EKG machines and PV paramedics will ...

AUBURN - The five ambulance rigs making up the city of Auburn's ambulance services are riding with new portable electrocardiogram units. The units have updated technology involving the units' electric ...

NORTON, Va. -- Four emergency medical services agencies in Wise County have new machines to care for heart attack patients, thanks to the donation of EKG machines from the Wellmont CVA Heart Institute ...

September 2, 2009 (CHICAGO) So why don't all Chicago ambulances have one onboard? The 12-lead electrocardiogram (EKG machine) can provide life-saving treatment by giving emergency responders quick ...