Implanting defibrillators in patients just weeks after a heart attack does not improve their chances of survival, according to an international study. The researchers suggested instead that patients ...

Blog Sponsored by Taylor & Carls, P.A. According to the American Red Cross, once a person suffers cardiac arrest, every minute that passes before returning the heart to a normal rhythm decreases the ...

Novato school officials have agreed to install automated external defibrillators at the district's high schools, declaring that the devices' potential to save lives trumped concerns about liability.

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Officials at Gov. Mifflin School District are trying to prevent a tragedy. The district on Friday unveiled plans to install automated external defibrillators at seven of its outdoor athletic venues, ...

Devices to shock stopped hearts back into normal rhythm have become common in airports, shopping malls, stadiums and schools--but not fitness clubs. Now doctors are saying it’s time that changed. The ...

For Viola “Candy” Owens, the defibrillator mounted inside Daniel E. Rumph II Recreation Center is a bittersweet sight. Rumph was Owens’ only son. He died after going into sudden cardiac arrest during ...

A New Jersey Senate committee has advanced legislation to prevent student-athlete deaths resulting from cardiac arrest. What’s called Janet’s Law would require public and private schools in New Jersey ...

Staff, students and visitors at Arroyo Grande and Nipomo high schools may have a better chance of surviving sudden cardiac arrest, thanks to four automatic external defibrillators installed recently ...