Clever design, close attention to human safety issues, and a top man-machine interface make the Philips HeartStart portable home defibrillator one of the hottest medical electronics devices on the ...

A start-up called Flirtey delivers pizzas, Slurpees and other sundries by drone. But now the company is embarking on lifesaving work as a medical courier in the U.S. Flirtey has formed a partnership ...

Because defibrillators are more affordable than ever, they are quickly becoming commonplace in schools, businesses and other public places such as airports. Health officials estimate 200,000 to ...

May 12—It's only been a few months since Waseca football coach Brad Wendland was collapsed on the sidelines, desperately in need of medical help as he was hit by sudden cardiac arrest. In the future, ...

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 ...

Each year, about 350,000 Americans go into cardiac arrest, but only 5% survive because help comes too late. In New York City, experts say the survival rate is less than 2% because of traffic and the ...

In New Zealand, ambulance crews treat about seven people a day who are in cardiac arrest, meaning their heart is no longer ...

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Portable defibrillators seem so commonplace these days that people in danger of heart failure can buy one online for about $1,200. But the two-decade movement to make the life-saving devices as handy ...

HONOLULU (KHNL) - Last Wednesday a visitor from California getting ready to catch his flight home suffered a massive heart attack at the terminal. Luckily an airport paramedic was nearby and grabbed ...