Watching someone collapse from sudden cardiac arrest is a scary experience — but knowing what to do can save a life. Quick ...

What is an AED? Here's why it can save lives. (Photo: Getty Images) About 90% of the 350,000 cardiac arrests that happen outside a hospital each year are fatal. However, a simple medical device, an ...

School districts in the south and southwest suburbs have different numbers of automated external defibrillators available, but officials have different opinions on whether the state should provide ...

Students at Leffingwell High School in Cambria practice CPR on a dummy during a training session hosted by Cambria Community Healthcare Services District. Courtesy of CCHD Besides providing 24/7 ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - To mark National CPR and AED Awareness Week, a local nonprofit is raising awareness about the importance of teaching keiki how to perform CPR and use an AED, or automated ...

These interventions can keep blood flowing to the brain until emergency medical assistance arrives.This article provides ...

BOSTON — High school students would be trained to use defibrillators and have to become certified in CPR to graduate under a renewed proposal on Beacon Hill that has picked up support from one of the ...

Commander’s Policy ES-10 governs that directors and commanders are responsible for ensuring that their individual agencies, organizations and units are trained in the use of automatic external ...

Last season, Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s life was saved on the field thanks to the quick work of medical professionals who knew CPR and the proper use of a defibrillator. But you don’t have to be a ...

Besides providing 24/7 ambulance service to residents and visitors to a 300-plus-square-mile area of northwestern San Luis Obispo County, the Cambria Community Healthcare District (CCHD) has recently ...