Ever since the defibrillator for home use was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October 2002, there has been ongoing debate over the appropriateness of owning the ...

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 ...

July 21, 2003 — Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) differ in ease of use by lay people, according to the results of a trial published in the July issue of Resuscitation. In this trial of three ...

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 ...

Oct. 28 (UPI) --Every minute spent waiting for a first shock from a defibrillator cuts the odds of surviving cardiac arrest by 6%, a new Dutch study finds. "Our research shows that every minute of ...

(Reuters Health) - Cardiac arrest patients may be more likely to survive and avoid permanent disabilities when bystanders use a defibrillator to treat them before an ambulance arrives, a new study ...

Because athletes young and old can suffer cardiac arrest, some states have mandated the placement of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in gyms, stadiums and other sports venues. But a new study ...

The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it will require makers of heart-zapping defibrillators to submit more data on the emergency devices after years of recalls and manufacturing problems.

Survival from cardiac arrest doubled when bystanders stepped in to use a publicly-available automated external defibrillator rather than wait until emergency responders arrived. The study showed that ...

When Albert Klaben Sr. learned this year that the defibrillator implanted in his chest bore a tiny chance of malfunctioning, he opted to have it replaced. A Florida cardiologist, he says, told him ...