A report from the Resuscitation Council UK found one-in-four people survived a cardiac arrest in hospital, while the British ...

Watching someone collapse from sudden cardiac arrest is a scary experience — but knowing what to do can save a life. Quick action and knowing how to use a device like an automated external ...

Objective To describe neurological outcomes after sudden cardiac arrests (SCAs) in road and long-distance races using a rapid mobile automated external defibrillator system (RMAEDS) intervention.

Recently, I wrote about the dark side of CPR. Despite a common misperception that CPR can rescue almost anyone from the brink of death, most people that receive it don't survive. Of those that do, ...

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 ...

Cardiac arrest is a sudden and unexpected loss of heart function, breathing and consciousness. It is caused by a problem in the heart that disrupts its normal rhythm. It is different from a heart ...

A life-saving device has been installed on a village’s new housing development and is available for the whole community to ...

In the most deprived areas of England and Scotland, the nearest 24/7 accessible defibrillator is on average a round trip of over a mile, or 1.8km, according to research supported by the British Heart ...

Access to a defibrillator and the quick wits of a school nurse and security guard are being credited with saving the life of a substitute teacher who had a heart attack at Edison Preparatory School ...

Nashville, Tenn.-based TriStar Centennial Medical Center is reviewing a Nov. 24 incident in which a fire erupted as staff members were using a defibrillator on a patient who later died, ABC affiliate ...