Louis Acompora manned his lacrosse goal, blocked a shot with his chest and prepared to make a play on the ball in his first high school game. Within seconds, each teen collapsed. In both cases, ...

A defibrillator has been installed at a sports ground in Loughborough. Charnwood Borough Council has worked in partnership with the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust to install the device at Park Road. The ...

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 ...

In the most deprived areas of England and Scotland, the nearest 24/7 accessible defibrillator is on average a round trip of over a mile, or 1.8km, according to research supported by the British Heart ...

Using a defibrillator for a cardiac arrest victim improves 30-day survival even with ambulance response times as short as two minutes, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2023. The ...

The new defibrillator, made by Boston Scientific, doesn't require the leads. Instead, it sits just under the skin on the left side of a patient's rib cage near the armpit, and the lead is threaded ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Tami Mayberry’s clinic is the only family practice in Elmwood, Nebraska. “There’s me and a chiropractor. I don’t even know if there’s a dentist,” said Mayberry, who opened her ...

For the first time – it is possible to rent a defibrillator (AED) by Defibtech USA. The service includes home delivery, ...

WASHINGTON -- People can soon plunk down $2,295 for an at-home defibrillator in hopes their loved ones will pull it out and save them if their hearts suddenly stop beating. Government approval of the ...

Two defibrillators are ready for use in Blunsdon. The devices are available at Blunsdon Village Hall and Blunsdon Community ...

Gwynedd is recognised as one of the top regions in the UK for defibrillator access, according to latest report.