Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What is an AED? Here's why it can save lives. (Photo: Getty Images) (Photo: Getty Images) About 90% of the 350,000 cardiac arrests ...

Having automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in public spaces is no guarantee that they will be used, with a new study showing that less than 10% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) situations ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, can save the life of someone in cardiac arrest, but they're rarely used, new research ...

Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are a common resource in public buildings, yet a new analysis reveals that they are rarely used to help resuscitate people suffering cardiac arrest. Research ...

Dispatching trained volunteer responders via smartphones to retrieve automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for patients in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) did not significantly increase ...

Carol A. Cates, MSN, MBA, RN, is the chief nursing officer at Odessa Regional Medical Center. You can reach her via e-mail at [email protected] I have a love/hate relationship with how healthcare is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, the rate of automated external defibrillator use was low.

There's been a big push over the past few years to get automated external defibrillators (AEDs) installed in public spaces, to help save lives threatened by cardiac arrest. Unfortunately, the devices ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Emergency response data shows less than four in ten cardiac arrest patients in our area receive CPR before first responders arrive, well below Wisconsin’s statewide average.

Policy Contact: Senior Executive Advisor to the Vice Chancellor for Public Safety Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a life-threatening emergency that occurs when the heart suddenly stops beating ...

PLEASANTON, Calif. (September 18, 2024)—The PulsePoint Foundation, a public non-profit 501(c)(3) that builds public safety applications and maintains the Emergency AED Registry, announced today that ...