Recently, I wrote about the dark side of CPR. Despite a common misperception that CPR can rescue almost anyone from the brink of death, most people that receive it don't survive. Of those that do, ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A defibrillator was used to save the life of a student who collapsed during track practice in Hillsborough County. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy ...

A family has installed 50 defibrillators in rural communities, in memory of a father who died from a cardiac arrest. Billy ...

The new defibrillator, made by Boston Scientific, doesn't require the leads. Instead, it sits just under the skin on the left side of a patient's rib cage near the armpit, and the lead is threaded ...

79-year-old Al Pollock suffered a heart attack during a tennis match in Boynton Beach, Florida. Tennis pro Brett Maynard, who had recently taken a CPR and AED refresher course, saved Pollock's life by ...