Dr. Douglas Zipes answers the question: 'What Is A Defibrillator, How Is It Used — -- Question: What is a defibrillator and how is it used in the emergency room? Answer: A defibrillator is a ...

A solar defibrillator is installed near Workington in an area with an unreliable power supply.

It is hoped the emergency kits will equip the public with tools to help save lives in an emergency.

Dr. Richard Page answers the question: 'Need To Have A Portable Defibrillator?' — -- Question: Do people with heart disease or who have had a heart attack need to have a portable defibrillator at ...

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 ...

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 ...

Drones may prove to be a more expedient means of delivering many items, but a number of research projects have demonstrated that dropping defibrillators off to heart attack victims could have ...

Implanting defibrillators to jumpstart people's hearts has become common, but one day it may be routine for animals as well. Last Thursday, May 1, a 2-year-old boxer named Honus became the first dog ...

Defibrillators that jump-start a stopped heart may save lives in airports and shopping malls, but few people keep them at home in case of collapse — even though that’s where most cardiac arrests occur ...

A West Wales county has been named one of the UK’s best for lifesaving defibrillator provision. Pembrokeshire ranked fourth in a national study of defibrillator coverage by UK councils with at least ...

Residents across Mid Ulster are being encouraged to take part in a series of free CPR and defibrillator training sessions this March, delivered ...