Using a defibrillator for a cardiac arrest victim improves 30-day survival even with ambulance response times as short as two minutes, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2023. Study ...

Carol Wood said if a woman was having a cardiac arrest, she would rather be resuscitated than left [Jamie Niblock/BBC] CPR lessons on female mannequins are being used to dispel myths and taboos about ...

The new defibrillator, made by Boston Scientific, doesn't require the leads. Instead, it sits just under the skin on the left side of a patient's rib cage near the armpit, and the lead is threaded ...

Playing for the Wycombe Wanderers' Foundation Under-19s on 31 January 2024, Adam Ankers, 17, went into sudden cardiac arrest towards the end of a match. He had shouted that his chest was tight moments ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about health and U.K. health policy. A third of U.K. adults are are afraid to perform life-saving cardio-pulmonary ...

Pre-season is about preparing for the challenges ahead, but for Exeter City players this week, one session focused on ...

In New Zealand, ambulance crews treat about seven people a day who are in cardiac arrest, meaning their heart is no longer pumping blood to vital organs. Sadly, fewer than one in eight are likely to ...

CPR lessons on female mannequins are being used to dispel myths and taboos about giving women life-saving treatment. In the past, flat-chested mannequins were typically used in training, but Beccles ...