Jon LaPook, M.D. is the award-winning chief medical correspondent for CBS News. Since joining CBS News in 2006, LaPook has delivered more than 1,200 reports on a wide variety of breaking news and ...

The registry for Bulloch County 911 will include locations of Bulloch, Candler and Evans counties, the three counties covered ...

National CPR & AED Awareness Week is June 1–7, and the American Red Cross is encouraging everyone to get trained in CPR and ...

Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are a common resource in public buildings, yet a new analysis reveals that they are rarely used to help resuscitate people suffering cardiac arrest. Research ...

WESTLAKE, Ohio -- Students, faculty and staff at Padre Pio Academy in Lakewood now have access to a critical lifesaving tool ...

Oxford Health Systems is distributing 21 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to local community organizations, faith groups and nonprofits. — The surplus medical devices became ...

An estimated 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest deaths occur each year in the U.S. Approximately 10% of those who experience out-of-hospital cardiac events survive. Use of automated external ...

Calvin University provides an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program on campus to make early defibrillation accessible to students, faculty, staff, and other persons who experience sudden ...

This will give residents round-the-clock access to emergency lifesaving equipment during cardiac events.

When someone’s heart stops working, it is known as sudden cardiac arrest. It causes blood to stop flowing to the brain and other organs. Sudden cardiac arrest can cause a person to die within minutes.

Forbes Shire Council says the installation is part of ongoing efforts to improve public safety and provide life-saving equipment in accessible locations across Forbes.

Procedure Contact: Senior Executive Advisor to the Vice Chancellor for Public Safety Automated external defibrillator (AED): A medical device that can analyze the heart's rhythm and, if necessary, ...