Jon LaPook, M.D. is the award-winning chief medical correspondent for CBS News. Since joining CBS News in 2006, LaPook has delivered more than 1,200 reports on a wide variety of breaking news and ...

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When someone’s heart stops working, it is known as sudden cardiac arrest. It causes blood to stop flowing to the brain and other organs. Sudden cardiac arrest can cause a person to die within minutes.

For cardiac-related emergencies, There over 60 Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) placed throughout the main campus. The 2 models of AEDs that are currently placed across campus for public use: ...

An estimated 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest deaths occur each year in the U.S. Approximately 10% of those who experience out-of-hospital cardiac events survive. Use of automated external ...

Calvin University provides an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program on campus to make early defibrillation accessible to students, faculty, staff, and other persons who experience sudden ...

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

RENO, Nev. – Mike Shirley had strapped on his backpack and was ready to leave the Double Diamond Athletic Club he owns when a breathless staff member told him a member had collapsed in a racquetball ...

House Bill 1004 would roll back the requirement to have automatic external defibrillators at schools and school events and ...

AED.ca, Canada's AED Company, is proud to announce the donation of a life-saving Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to ...

Objective: The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends an automated external defibrillator (AED) be considered for a specific location if there is at least a 20% annual probability the device will ...

Using MEDLINE, the 1966 to 2002 medical literature was searched using key words cardiac arrest, defibrillation or defibrillator, and emergency medical services. Additional articles were obtained by ...