Background Risk-benefit for cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) defibrillator (CRT-D) over CRT pacemaker remains a matter of debate. We aimed to identify patients with a poor outcome within 1 year ...

Part 6: Electrical Therapies: Automated External Defibrillators, Defibrillation, Cardioversion, and Pacing: 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency ...

The city of Flint is upgrading emergency response tools for firefighters on Flint ambulances that went into service just nine months ago.

The objective of this research was to design and construct of the low - cost defibrillator analyzer. This research has adopted the principle of voltage divider and standard calibration curves of the ...

A police force became the first in the UK to have a life-saving defibrillator in every response vehicle today – thanks to two Mirror Pride of Britain winners. Sergio and Emma Petrucci, the North ...

A new national campaign has launched, calling for defibrillators to become mandatory equipment in all newly manufactured cars. Recently released polling has revealed that a staggering 74 per cent of ...

Objective Implantable cardioverter defibrillators can treat life-threatening arrhythmias, but may negatively influence the last phase of life if not deactivated. Advance care planning conversations ...

Illinois doctor Jeffrey Schiappa saved a 17-year-old girl at Disney World after she collapsed with Long QT syndrome by performing chest compressions and using an AED.

The investigators at Debunked explain what defibrillators actually do to your heart during a cardiac emergency.