Fewer than 40% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients receive CPR before EMS teams arrive, according to the American Heart Association. Even fewer patients are treated with an automated external ...
Sudden cardiac arrest remains the top non-traumatic cause of death for young U.S. service members, with rates reaching as ...
A Mansfield teen is now living proof that access to and training on automated external defibrillators does save lives. On Monday, we introduced you to 13 year-old Jeffrey Cotton, whose life was saved ...
Although adolescent sports-related deaths are rare, they are commonly caused by cardiovascular problems, like commotio cardis--cardiac arrest caused by being hit in the chest with an object, such as a ...
Before convincing a company's leaders to install automated external defibrillators in their offices and campuses, Marc Lawrence says he often has to start with a heart lesson. First, he has to explain ...
Personal trainer Bob Harper is best known for his trainer role on “The Biggest Loser,” during which he helped participants achieve health and fitness goals. Less well known is the role he plays as the ...
Aug. 21 started out like any other summer Friday for Roger Shearer, an employee at B. Braun Medical’s manufacturing facility on Marcon Boulevard in Hanover Township, Northampton County. But it ...
Clay County Community Paramedicine is hosting a free event at Middleburg-Clay Hill Library to provide Narcan and CPR/AED ...
The EH&S Office is an accredited ASHI (American Safety and Health Institute) training center for CPR, AED and Basic First Aid. A small cost is associated with each class to cover supplies and a ...
Medical experts believe that a person’s chances of surviving a heart attack will increase by over 50 times with the increasing use of defibrillators to Ireland. With this statistic in mind, a ...