The pair were able to use a portable defibrillator and the automatic CPR machine to keep Zacharias alive, even when he went into cardiac arrest a second time. "In my career when I get a patient ...

Defibrillators talk to the user, Couwenhoven said, so someone who hasn’t been trained can use the machines. The machine won’t deliver a shock to the person unless one is needed, he said.

The ICD study, conducted by researchers at Population Health Research Institute (PHRI), has demonstrated that a new type of cardiac defibrillator called a subcutaneous (S-ICD) reduced patient ...

An AED is an Automated External Defibrillator machine that is used to treat cardiac arrest, a life-threatening condition where the heart suddenly stops beating properly.

Accurate Molded Plastics Inc., Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (www.accurateplastics.com) worked closely with defibrillator maker, Medtronic Physio-Control, Redmond, Wash. (www.physio-control.com) to drop ...

Multiple parks now have automated external defibrillator machines installed, a move aimed at saving valuable time during cardiac emergencies. Martin County Fire Rescue has installed 34 of these ...