Delivering an automated external defibrillator (AED) by drone is feasible and often faster than having bystanders to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) search nearby buildings for an AED, according ...

Drones have infiltrated almost all aspects of our lives. They have even infiltrated the medical world. One of the most useful ways drones have emerged in the medical world is as a vehicle for delivery ...

ZOLL AED 3 continues ZOLL's tradition of providing best-in-class AEDs to help improve outcomes from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) by removing the guesswork for bystanders and giving them the confidence ...

Defibrillators use electrical shocks to restore a normal heart rate, especially in cases of life threatening arrhythmias or sudden cardiac arrest, while pacemakers use low-energy electrical pulses to ...

Automated External Defibrillators (AED) have become common enough in public spaces that we may tend to overlook them, as with fire extinguishers and other common public safety items. But when a person ...

AEDs, or public defibrillators, are designed to be used by anyone. Try to stay calm and follow the directions that the device gives you. Share on Pinterest Aria sandi Hasim/Getty Images A ...

Bystander aid using CPR and a defibrillator can be critically important for saving lives when someone has a cardiac arrest -- even when an ambulance arrives quickly, say researchers. A new study finds ...

KIRKLAND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kestra ™ Medical Technologies, Inc. announced today that the company has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Premarket Approval for the ASSURE ® Wearable ...

Physio-Control of Redmond, Wash., today announced the LIFEPAK 1000 defibrillator has been deployed on the International Space Station (ISS) as the first automated external defibrillator (AED) in space ...

Objective To describe neurological outcomes after sudden cardiac arrests (SCAs) in road and long-distance races using a rapid mobile automated external defibrillator system (RMAEDS) intervention.

Prompt action is of utmost importance during sudden cardiac arrests and knowing how to use a defibrillator can save lives. Dr London explains how they work. Defibrillators are life-saving devices ...