Aug. 12, 2004 — Early access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) doubles the rate of survival to discharge in patients having out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, while implementation of advanced ...

A co-worker in his early fifties collapses from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) after taking a walk during his break. He's unresponsive, turning blue, and lying motionless on the floor just inside the ...

Since 1990, emergency personnel in Rochester, Minnesota, and surrounding communities have provided early defibrillation to victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Researchers followed 200 ...

Bunch TJ, White RD, Gersh BJ, Meverden RA, Hodge DO, Ballman KV, et al. Long-term outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest after successful early defibrillation. N Engl J Med 2003;348:2626-33.

Objective To describe neurological outcomes after sudden cardiac arrests (SCAs) in road and long-distance races using a rapid mobile automated external defibrillator system (RMAEDS) intervention.

In cardiac arrest, is it best to start pumping on the victim's chest or give an immediate shock to the heart? A new study has found that both rescue strategies are effective, yet chest compressions ...

One minute they're walking along and talking, the next they're on the floor, not breathing and with no pulse. And what you do over the next 10 minutes will be the difference between life and death.

Outside the hospital, chest compressions alone can save lives. Sept. 12, 2010— -- Chest compressions prior to defibrillation are just as good as immediate treatment with an electrical ...

A co-worker in his early fifties collapses from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) after taking a walk during his break. He's unresponsive, turning blue, and lying motionless on the floor just inside the ...

Mortality after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest from ventricular fibrillation is high. Programs focusing on early defibrillation have improved the rate of survival to hospital discharge. We conducted a ...