We've seen flying drones designed to deliver food and even beer on command, but a new autonomous aircraft from a non-profit organization in Germany could provide medical equipment to remote areas in ...

A 14-year-old boy went into cardiac arrest on an American Airlines flight, but couldn't be revived when a doctor tried to use a defibrillator on board, a new lawsuit filed by the boy's mother says.

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Dr. Mehmet Oz demonstrates how to operate an automated external defibrillator, which helped save the life of celebrity trainer Bob Harper during a heart attack. When "The Biggest Loser" trainer Bob ...

Defibrillators use electrical shocks to restore a normal heart rate, especially in cases of life threatening arrhythmias or sudden cardiac arrest, while pacemakers use low-energy electrical pulses to ...

Implantable cardiac devices play a significant role in decreasing the morbidity and mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease. Tissue-device interactions leading to systemic hypersensitivity ...

A vest containing a defibrillator may be an option for some heart patients who can't use an implantable defibrillator -- the device that can shock the heart back to a proper rhythm if needed. That's ...

Implantable cardioverter–defibrillators (ICDs) prevent sudden death from cardiac causes in selected patients but require the use of transvenous lead systems. To eliminate the need for venous access, ...

Carol Wood said if a woman was having a cardiac arrest, she would rather be resuscitated than left Female manikins are being used during CPR lessons to dispel myths and taboos about giving women ...

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