School districts in the south and southwest suburbs have different numbers of automated external defibrillators available, but officials have different opinions on whether the state should provide ...

The little machines that reboot human hearts may become as common as fire extinguishers in office buildings, schools and shopping malls. But critics say the lifesaving powers of portable ...

Defibrillators are the devices used to deliver shocks to the heart in cases of life threatening cardiac disorders. Electrodes that are connected to the machine are usually held in place over the chest ...

They’re becoming more available in public places–but how do you use a defibrillator machine? Dr. Troy Madsen talks about public defibrillators, when to use them, and how they might save someone’s life ...

Defibrillators that jump-start a stopped heart may save lives in airports and shopping malls, but few people keep them at home in case of collapse — even though that’s where most cardiac arrests occur ...

A defibrillator machine saved Costa Mesa resident Angela Edgerly’s life after her heart stopped beating while undergoing surgery in January at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. “I went home and ...

A trainer at a fitness center should be able to correct your form on the bench press and help you program the treadmill, but should he or she also be expected to bring you back from the dead? A recent ...

Warner Robins Police raised $20,000 during their Blue Glow Run event and used it to buy 16 defibrillator machines to help people in cardiac arrest. Donations by the public to the Warner Robins Police ...