Thomas Bohemer, a traveler at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport suffered a heart attack. Two nurses, Joan Roos of Berkeley, California and David Love of Memphis, who had never met Bohemer earlier, used an automated external defibrillator to save the man’s life.
A sudden cry for help alerted Joan Roos, who then immediately seized one […]

WHAT: Nowadays, the automated external defibrillator has become extremely common. They are available everywhere from health clubs to shopping malls, restaurants to airplanes. The reason behind this sudden upsurge is that these machines, which provide auto-diagnosis, can make the difference between life and death for a person suffering from a sudden cardiac arrest.
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Sean Tunis, a physician aged 47 was accused of giving false papers that showed that he had completed all the requirements of continuing a medical education. Tunis was on a high-ranking post in the federal Medicare program. He was also involved in decisions regarding implanted defibrillators in patients. He has currently been given administrative leave […]

Junior player Jake Wampler of Lincoln High School collapsed during an off-season workout on Tuesday night. Coach Aaron Beavers realized the importance of good training when he used CPR and an automated external defibrillator on Wampler.
Beavers was asked to come onto the field when he noticed that Wampler was not breathing. He checked […]

A case was filed against Medtronic (NYSE: MDT - News), a manufacturer of medical devices based in Minnesota by the law firm Rheingold, Valet, Rheingold, Shkolnik & McCartney. This case has been placed on behalf of many users against the various types of implantable defibrillators made by Medtronic. The problem lies in the fact that […]

Three Brevard County Sheriff’s deputies saved the life of a 70-year old grandfather who was suffering from a heart attack with the use of an automated external defibrillator. These deputies have become virtual heroes to the family that lives in Merritt Island.
Louswana Marcum, one of the family members who was a witness to the […]

A Lincoln High School junior athlete collapsed during a training session on Tuesday night while running on track. Coaches helped in restarting the heart of Jake Wampler with the use of an automated external defibrillator. School officials said that Jake is safe and is presently taking rest at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. […]

A man died at the Philadelphia airport due to a sudden cardiac arrest on April 5, 2005. It is believed that his death resulted due to the failure of two automated external defibrillators that were used to try and save his life. These defibrillators belong to a company named CardioReady. CardioReady received Patent No. 6,694,299 […]

The Peabody Police Department has used a portable defibrillator over 30 times to help people who suffer a cardiac arrest. They have managed to save at least six lives with the use of these machines in the past two years. Lt. Joe Berardino says that he personally knows six people who have been saved with […]

A swim-a-thon is to take place on Saturday at the Broadview YMCA in Allouez. This event will last for 12 hours and is being undertaken in order to raise funds for purchasing automated external defibrillators.
An automated external defibrillator is a small, light machine that is utilized for evaluating an individual’s heart rate. This machine […]