According to the New York Times, Guidant Corp, a medical device manufacturer has admitted that it did not notify doctors and patients for a period of three years that the implantable defibrillator manufactured by the company contained a defect which could cause few units to short circuit and fail.
This fact came to be known […]

A 35-year old baggage screener fainted on Friday at the Westchester County Airport due to a sudden heart attack. The Transportation Security Administration officials and Westchester County police have been applauded for their training, insight and efficiency in handling the situation. The officials used an automated external defibrillator to revive the woman and then took […]

The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing has recently sponsored the automated external defibrillator known as the HeartStart Onsite Defibillator which is manufactured by Philips.
This defibrillator is used for those patients who have suffered a sudden heart attack. Auitomated external defibrillators are machines which aim at keeping the victim alive till the paramedics […]

Cardiac Science, a Canadian organization based in Irvine, which manufactures automated external defibrillators, recently announced that it has been given permission by the Canadian Regulatory Agency to sell its Powerheart, (its public-access defibrillator ) in Canada.
The Powerheart G3- Automatic, which started sales in the USA in 2004, has been particularly designed in such a […]

The American Red Cross Society of Yolo County is holding adult CPR classes and teaching how to use an automated external defibrillator in the month of June. The classes will be held from. Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, June 3, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on Monday, June 13, 9 a.m. to […]

It has been discovered that paramedics have been putting ambulance equipment and uniforms for sale on eBay Auctions. Investigations are being undertaken and the National Health Service is highly concerned about the possible security breaches that can take place as a result of such offences. Apart from these items, expensive equipments such as automated […]

The Norfork School District recently received a grant of an automated external defibrillator by the Baxter Regional Hospital Foundation. The Baxter Foundation had made donations earlier to the Cotter and Mountain Home districts.
In the given picture (from left), you can see Principal Bobby Hulse of Norfork High School, School Resource Officer Billy Cox and […]

The Idaho Rural AED grant recently donated 20 automated external defibrillators to Boundary County. This donation has helped in making the defibrillator accessible to people living in this region.
When a person suffers a sudden cardiac arrest, the rate of survival is estimated to be 20 percent if he/she receives quality CPR within the first […]