Data for the study were collected from survivors of ventricular fibrillation (VF) admitted to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester (Olmsted County), Minnesota. Olmsted County has a specific early ...

June 25, 2003 — Long-term survival and quality of life are similar for those who have had rapid out-of-hospital defibrillation with an automated external defibrillator compared with the general ...

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. Photo by Mikhail Nilov/Pexels Oct. 28 (UPI) --Every minute ...

(CNN) -- People who suffer cardiac arrest outside of a hospital have a 33 percent better chance of survival if the emergency medical services responding bring a defibrillator to the scene within eight ...

Within moments of his on-field cardiac arrest on Monday, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was receiving CPR and medical personnel were called in to restart his heart. That rapid response is credited ...

Dr. Ruskin answers the question: 'Treated By Pacemaker Vs. Defibrillator?' — -- Question: What is the difference between abnormal heart rhythms treated by pacemakers and defibrillators? Answer ...

(TNS) - A new smartphone application is available now in Crawford County to register automated external defibrillators (AEDs) used to aid in surviving sudden cardiac arrest. The free application, ...

More than one million Americans have heart attacks each year. About 300,000 Americans have sudden cardiac death each year. And for about half of them, it was the first sign of any heart trouble.

Dublin, Nov. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "External Defibrillator Market Research Report: By Type, Technology, Patient Type, End User - Trends Analysis and Growth Forecast to 2030" report has been ...