Medscape

The Home Defibrillator: An Internist's View

Ever since the defibrillator for home use was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October 2002, there has been ongoing debate over the appropriateness of owning the ...
Workplace Insight

Many people lack the confidence to use life-saving defibrillators at work. Here’s what you can do

St John Ambulance has launched its easy-to-use HEART defibrillators at work to empower employees to act quickly to save lives ...
Medscape

The Home Defibrillator

If use of the defibrillator remains an abstract idea, people may shy away. In order to overcome any perceived barrier to use, people just need a demonstration of how simple the device is to use. Once ...
Reuters

Bystander defibrillator use tied to better cardiac arrest outcomes

(Reuters Health) - Cardiac arrest patients may be more likely to survive and avoid permanent disabilities when bystanders use a defibrillator to treat them before an ambulance arrives, a new study ...
Los Angeles Times

Heart Study Gives Defibrillator Use a Big Jolt

A miniature device that senses abnormal electrical activity in the heart and jolts it back into normal rhythms has the potential to save tens of thousands of lives each year among heart attack victims ...
Acsh.org

Defibrillator Use Greatly Improves Heart Attack Survival, Study Reaffirms

Here's more support to show that when a bystander uses a portable defibrillator on someone suffering cardiac arrest in a public place, chances of survival increase markedly. Another big plus: the ...
Reuters

Bystander defibrillator use more likely for older kids

(Reuters Health) - Older children in cardiac arrest are more likely than younger kids to have a bystander use a defibrillator to treat them before an ambulance arrives, a U.S. study suggests. The ...