Study suggests members of the public don't know what they are, how to use them or where to find them Also suggests organisations don't feel they should have one or feel unable to obtain one A study ...

The commanding officer of the Order of Malta in Wexford has said that modern day defibrillators are actually quite easy to use and are designed so that somebody with no medical expertise can pick them ...

While automated external defibrillators improve survival for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, an analysis of data indicates their use for cardiac arrest in a hospital does not result in an improved ...

Defibrillators are life-saving medical devices that are used to restore normal heart rhythm in individuals experiencing cardiac arrest. These devices are an essential piece of equipment in hospitals, ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have evaluated the possibility of alerting drones equipped with automated external defibrillators (AED) to patients with suspected cardiac arrest. In more than ...

Ambulance emergency call operators can direct people to use publicly accessible defibrillators The use of publicly accessible defibrillators has more than doubled during the recent heatwave, South ...

Pacemakers and defibrillators are devices that help manage heart rhythm problems, but they work differently. A pacemaker ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ambulance emergency call operators can direct people to use publicly accessible defibrillators [Getty Images] The use of publicly ...

A study led the University of Warwick suggests that people are reluctant to use public access defibrillators to treat cardiac arrests. The analysis of existing international studies, which has been ...