KERHONKSON, N.Y. — Several area American Legion posts and numerous other fraternal organizations came together to provide an automated external defibrillator (AED) to a teenager in the hamlet after ...

A start-up called Flirtey delivers pizzas, Slurpees and other sundries by drone. But now the company is embarking on lifesaving work as a medical courier in the U.S. Flirtey has formed a partnership ...

Clever design, close attention to human safety issues, and a top man-machine interface make the Philips HeartStart portable home defibrillator one of the hottest medical electronics devices on the ...

May 12—It's only been a few months since Waseca football coach Brad Wendland was collapsed on the sidelines, desperately in need of medical help as he was hit by sudden cardiac arrest. In the future, ...

Because defibrillators are more affordable than ever, they are quickly becoming commonplace in schools, businesses and other public places such as airports. Health officials estimate 200,000 to ...

After spending the week visiting his family in Phoenix, 73-year-old Benjamin Boxerbaum stood at the airport ticket counter awaiting his flight home, when he suddenly collapsed. The paramedics were ...

Here's more support to show that when a bystander uses a portable defibrillator on someone suffering cardiac arrest in a public place, chances of survival increase markedly. Another big plus: the ...

Each year, about 350,000 Americans go into cardiac arrest, but only 5% survive because help comes too late. In New York City, experts say the survival rate is less than 2% because of traffic and the ...

In New Zealand, ambulance crews treat about seven people a day who are in cardiac arrest, meaning their heart is no longer ...

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HONOLULU (KHNL) - Last Wednesday a visitor from California getting ready to catch his flight home suffered a massive heart attack at the terminal. Luckily an airport paramedic was nearby and grabbed ...