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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 ...

Joshua Lupton, M.D., has no memory of his own cardiac arrest in 2016. He only knows that first responders resuscitated his heart with a shock from a defibrillator, ultimately leading to his complete ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -Cardiac arrest in children is rare, but when it happens experts say immediate attention needs to be ...

MONDAY, Oct. 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- 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 ...

It is well known that acting quickly in the event of a cardiac arrest is important, but what does a quick initial shock with a defibrillator mean exactly for patients' chances of survival? Researchers ...

A public awareness campaign helping the community understand "how to maintain and use defibrillators effectively" is expected ...

Agnivesh Agarwal, the 49-year-old son of Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal, died after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest ...

The Pilot Mountain Police Department received three automated external defibrillators from Novant Health Heart and Vascular ...

The FDA-approved OmniaSecure defibrillation lead from Medtronic is a thin wire that connects an implantable cardioverter defibrillator to the heart.