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 ...

They’re becoming more available in public places–but how do you use a defibrillator machine? Dr. Troy Madsen talks about public defibrillators, when to use them, and how they might save someone’s life ...

Defibrillators are the devices used to deliver shocks to the heart in cases of life threatening cardiac disorders. Electrodes that are connected to the machine are usually held in place over the chest ...

When Bev Samek, School District 60's director of health and wellness programs, began developing a policy for automatic external defibrillators, she couldn't help but have a strong personal interest in ...

Defibrillators that jump-start a stopped heart may save lives in airports and shopping malls, but few people keep them at home in case of collapse — even though that’s where most cardiac arrests occur ...

A new Canadian study reports an alternative way to connect leads to cardiac defibrillators. Leads are special connectors or wires that deliver energy from an implantable cardioverter defibrillator ...

British Heart Foundation hails East Riding Council’s pioneering initiative ...