Joshua Lupton, M.D., a survivor of cardiac arrest, is the lead author on a new study from Oregon Health & Science University suggesting the initial placement of defibrillator pads could make a ...

Defibrillators mounted in many public buildings can save the life of someone in cardiac arrest, but they’re almost never used, a new study finds. According to research funded by the National Heart, ...

Joshua Lupton, M.D., has no memory of his own cardiac arrest in 2016. He only knows that first responders resuscitated his heart with a shock from a defibrillator, ultimately leading to his complete ...

Approximately 460,000 US deaths occur each year as a result of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOH-CA), making sudden cardiac death the leading cause of death in the United States. An estimated 95% of ...

PHILADELPHIA -- For atrial fibrillation (Afib) patients with obesity, a second set of defibrillation pads for dual direct current cardioversion safely improved the success of the procedure, a ...

A public awareness campaign helping the community understand "how to maintain and use defibrillators effectively" is expected ...

The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Nov. 24, studied patient outcomes for three methods of defibrillation: standard defibrillation; double sequential external defibrillation ...

A global shortage of components has left defibrillators out of action potentially putting lives at risk. Over the past year, batteries, microchips and pads to attach to a patient's chest have been ...

Below is some information about purchasing an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED). Initial costs for Cardiac Science G5: Quotes for units and supplies will be obtained at the time of purchase due ...

A warning has been issued in relation to unauthorised labels on some defibrillator pads supplied to the Irish market which display an incorrect expiry date. The Health Products Regulatory Authority ...

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