In the past, flat-chested manikins were typically used, first aid trainers say.

NEW MILFORD - "You got him breathing again!" Carol Kuczko excitedly said to Helen Cherney. "Yea! He lives to fight another day!" said Cherney, the Health Department Office Coordinator. Though Cherney ...

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 ...

A public awareness campaign helping the community understand "how to maintain and use defibrillators effectively" is expected to begin in the spring, Jersey's public health has said. It comes after a ...

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 ...

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 ...

HORICON - Staff and aides at Van Brunt Elementary/Middle School and Horicon High School are being trained in the use of automatic external defibrillators. The Horicon School District has three of the ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A defibrillator was used to save the life of a student who collapsed during track practice in Hillsborough County. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy ...

A study by the University of Warwick, funded by the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR), tested how a drone delivery system might work in rural communities where winding roads often ...

A Bellevue Police officer used a defibrillator to revive a middle-school teacher after she collapsed Tuesday. On Tuesday, Officer Jay Moriarty was at Highland Middle School when staff reported that a ...

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 ...

Ahead of National Defibrillator Awareness Day, Magen David Adom urges public training and registration of life-saving devices.