Carol A. Cates, MSN, MBA, RN, is the chief nursing officer at Odessa Regional Medical Center. You can reach her via e-mail at [email protected] I have a love/hate relationship with how healthcare is ...

Be Prepared. Act Quickly. Save a Life. An Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is a portable device used during sudden cardiac arrest, a life-threatening emergency in which the heart stops beating ...

Knowing how to perform CPR and use an AED can significantly increase the survival rate of someone experiencing SCA. Many schools lack adequate AEDs and CPR training for students and staff.

Dispatching trained volunteer responders via smartphones to retrieve automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for patients in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) did not significantly increase ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Tragically, WAVY has reported on several drowning incidents involving children this season, which prompted local health officials to emphasize preventative measures. The ...

I REFER to the article, “Equipping public with lifesaving skills” published in The Star on June 24 (online at bit.ly/4g7HyTP). The initiative to train 800 members of the public in cardiopulmonary ...

When a woman collapsed on an escalator at the Buffalo, New York, airport last June, Phil Clough knew what to do. He and another bystander put her flat on her back and checked her pulse (faint) and her ...

CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In advance of National Heart Health Month, and on the heels of the milestone passing of the HEARTS Act, ZOLL® Medical’s Anything Can Happen. Anyone Can Help.™ ...

Area residents have an opportunity this summer to learn lifesaving skills through CPR, AED and first aid classes offered by Greenville Fire-Rescue. The American Heart Association Heartsaver classes ...

Michigan schools would need more comprehensive plans for cardiac emergencies under proposed legislation being considered by state lawmakers. A two-bill package a Senate committee passed Wednesday ...