In a huge step for first aid in the UK, more than 20,000 defibrillators – which are devices that give an electric shock to the heart of a person who is in cardiac arrest – have been delivered to state ...

15:37, Thu, Aug 31, 2023 Updated: 16:16, Thu, Aug 31, 2023 A professional in utilising defibrillators, giving cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and knowing a lot about the heart muscle, senior cardiac ...

Introduction: For patients with out of hospital cardiac arrest, prompt return of circulation and ventilation is vitally important for survival. Techniques and devices have been developed to ensure ...

GEORGE TOWN, Dec 8 — A Penang man with no formal training has been hailed as a hero after he successfully revived an Indonesian tourist who suffered a cardiac arrest, thanks to quick thinking and ...

When a heart stops beating, a defibrillator shock needs to be applied within minutes. But for many Canadians, fire trucks and ambulances can't get to the scene fast enough. On average, only 10 per ...

THE founder of the modern paramedic service helped save a man’s life using a defibrillator installed as part of The Argus's Save a Life campaign. Renowned cardiologist Douglas Chamberlain was at a ...

A middle-school teacher was revived after collapsing Tuesday when a police officer at the school on another call helped deploy a defibrillator. June 10, 2010 2:59 pm A middle-school teacher was ...

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Access to a defibrillator and the quick wits of a school nurse and security guard are being credited with saving the life of a substitute teacher who had a heart attack at Edison Preparatory School ...

Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had to be revived and have his heart rate stabilized using a defibrillator, according to Brigadier General Mohamed Elewa, a prison department spokesman. Mubarak ...

A coroner is “struggling” to see why the full range of medical kit on a British Airways plane was not offered when a teenage girl suffered a fatal allergic reaction to a Pret A Manger sandwich. Dr ...