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 ...

A national effort to make defibrillator training as commonplace as CPR instruction is slowly gaining steam as the lifesaving devices show up in malls, theme parks, casinos, senior centers, golf ...

Although adolescent sports-related deaths are rare, they are commonly caused by cardiovascular problems, like commotio cardis--cardiac arrest caused by being hit in the chest with an object, such as a ...

Although adolescent sports-related deaths are rare, they are commonly caused by cardiovascular problems, such as commotio cardis--cardiac arrest caused by being hit in the chest with an object, such ...

Fewer than 40% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients receive CPR before EMS teams arrive, according to the American Heart Association. Even fewer patients are treated with an automated external ...

In conjunction with the Healthy Campus Network and the Be Smart About Safety Programs, the Office of Emergency Services has established an Automated External Defibrillator Program. Through this ...

The entire country watched medical staff save a life on the football field earlier this month. Buffalo Bills personnel performed CPR and used a defibrillator to resuscitate player Damar Hamlin after ...

Alabama Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, credits his colleague and friend Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, for helping to save his life in July by performing CPR after he suffered a cardiac event. Now, Orr and ...