June 30, 2003 — A scientific statement from the American Heart Association, published in the July 1 issues of Circulation and Pediatrics, supports use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in ...

Automatic external defibrillators are becoming widely used in many walks of life, including supermarkets and airports. Automatic external defibrillators provide an essential part of the chain of life ...

Based on previous studies, American Heart Association resuscitation guidelines advise minimizing interruptions to chest compressions to 10 seconds or less. A shorter pause in CPR just before a ...

Dallas, TX - Automatic external defibrillator (AED) therapy can now be extended to children under the age of 8, thanks to an AED that delivers smaller, "child-size" shocks but utilizes the same ...

Manual defibrillators are also sometimes known as multifunction devices, as they can often do many other things as well as manual defibrillation. Most models can also be used in AED mode to enable ...

A wearable defibrillator can prevent sudden death in people with dangerous heart arrhythmias, according to new research. A wearable defibrillator can prevent sudden death in people with dangerous ...