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 ...

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 ...

DOWNINGTOWN – A non-profit organization with a vision to make the county a heart safe place is working with borough officials to place life saving devices there. Steven Silva, president of Aidan’s ...

July 26, 2010 — -- This morning on "Good Morning America," ABC News' senior health and medical editor Dr. Richard Besser demonstrated the proper way to use an automatic external defibrillator ...

SOMERSET COUNTY -- Somerset County recently installed automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) in the county complex and at other county locations. An AED is a portable automatic device used to ...

VAIL — The Vail Police Department has equipped each marked patrol car, including code enforcement officer vehicles, with an automatic external defibrillator. In the event of sudden cardiac arrest, ...

A press release from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community: Prior Lake–Lives are being saved by law enforcement officers using Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) donated by the Shakopee ...

Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) will have a more difficult time getting on the market if a new FDA proposal is finalized. The agency today proposed a new rule that will require AED ...

Automatic external defibrillators save lives in amateur sports and fitness centers, according to new research. The 18-year study found that survival from cardiac arrest reached 93 percent in centers ...

The Wilsonville Police Department acquired four Automatic External Defibrillators Units which will be placed in patrol vehicles during each work shift. Having the right equipment at the right time ...

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 ...