Implanting defibrillators in patients just weeks after a heart attack does not improve their chances of survival, according to an international study. The researchers suggested instead that patients ...

Staff, students and visitors at Arroyo Grande and Nipomo high schools may have a better chance of surviving sudden cardiac arrest, thanks to four automatic external defibrillators installed recently ...

More than 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of hospitals each year. AEDs make it possible for laypeople to respond to a medical emergency where defibrillation is ...

A New Jersey Senate committee has advanced legislation to prevent student-athlete deaths resulting from cardiac arrest. What’s called Janet’s Law would require public and private schools in New Jersey ...

Devices to shock stopped hearts back into normal rhythm have become common in airports, shopping malls, stadiums and schools--but not fitness clubs. Now doctors are saying it’s time that changed. The ...

BEVERLY — The city has installed automated external defibrillators at eight outdoor locations and is planning to add six more before the end of summer. The installations are part of a plan to ...

Marston Scout JJ raises over £3,200 with Midcounties Co-operative to install a life-saving defibrillator at Your Co-op Food, supporting local ...

THE CHATHAMS - The Borough Council and the Township Committee both heard an appeal to install automated external defibrillators (AED) on all recreational fields this past week and while the borough ...

Novato school officials have agreed to install automated external defibrillators at the district's high schools, declaring that the devices' potential to save lives trumped concerns about liability.

Hannaford Supermarkets has begun installing defibrillators at all 185 of its stores to save the lives of customers and employees in case of a sudden cardiac event, the Scarborough, Maine-based food ...