AEDs, or public defibrillators, are designed to be used by anyone. Try to stay calm and follow the directions that the device gives you. Share on Pinterest Aria sandi Hasim/Getty Images A ...

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 ...

Defibrillators and pacemakers help the heart maintain a regular rhythm. Defibrillators deliver a shock if the heart goes into arrhythmia. Pacemakers use electrical impulses to keep the heart from ...

For the second time in three years, a man who believes a defibrillator arrived too late to help his own son has used the device to save a life. Dr. Craig Levine, an oral surgeon from Merrick, was at a ...

WILLMAR -- A Kandiyohi County coalition of health, emergency and law enforcement officials wants automated external defibrillators to be as common at businesses and public places as fire extinguishers ...

Getting defibrillators fast to those experiencing cardiac arrest is central to survival rates, says Joe Galvin, co-lead for ...