They’re becoming more available in public places–but how do you use a defibrillator machine? Dr. Troy Madsen talks about public defibrillators, when to use them, and how they might save someone’s life ...

School districts in the south and southwest suburbs have different numbers of automated external defibrillators available, but officials have different opinions on whether the state should provide ...

WORCESTER — Deb and Ralph Thibodeau don’t want any other families to go through what they did 13 years ago. On July 18, 2011, their son, Joshua “Moose” Thibodeau, died from a sudden cardiac event ...

FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - Florence County Fire Rescue has received 19 brand-new LifePak automated external defibrillator machines to replace older ones. Florence County covered the over $3,000 ...

Cardiac Science Inc. of Irvine, moving to capitalize on the burgeoning demand for defibrillator machines that are cropping up at malls, airports and other public sites, is acquiring a leading ...

SAN FRANCISCO (dpa) – They are installed in banks and shops, in the Fisherman’s Wharf tourist district of San Francisco and in the city hall. More than 100 of these easy-to-use lifesavers are waiting ...

Most fire trucks and ambulances run by the Compton Fire Department have been stripped of defibrillator machines, a crucial lifesaving device that rescuers use to deliver a shock and try to restart the ...

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A new Canadian study reports an alternative way to connect leads to cardiac defibrillators. Leads are special connectors or wires that deliver energy from an implantable cardioverter defibrillator ...

Warner Robins Police raised $20,000 during their Blue Glow Run event and used it to buy 16 defibrillator machines to help people in cardiac arrest. Donations by the public to the Warner Robins Police ...

A charity says it is "disappointed" as one of its most used defibrillators has been destroyed beyond repair. The ...