Every year, hundreds of thousands of people experience cardiac arrest outside of hospitals. For most, the odds are grim. Only about 10% survive. But what if a simple change in how we use ...
The new defibrillator, made by Boston Scientific, doesn't require the leads. Instead, it sits just under the skin on the left side of a patient's rib cage near the armpit, and the lead is threaded ...
NEWTON, MASS. (WHDH) - Newton police officers are being credited with saving the life of a man who went into cardiac arrest and collapsed on a sidewalk in the city on Monday. Officer David Schaefer ...
An urgent appeal has been issued for the return of lifesaving equipment that went missing in Coventry City Centre. Coventry Business Improvement District (BID) is urging anyone with information about ...
Every second counts in the life of a victim of cardiac arrest and over the years, UB has seen its share of heart attacks on campus. Until last year, however, chances of survival for victims of cardiac ...
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.
As a mother of six children, four of whom play soccer, Jennifer Dunaway is not only a soccer mom but a soccer referee, a soccer administrator and a trainer. “For me to know that these fields are not ...