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 ...

For cardiac-related emergencies, There over 60 Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) placed throughout the main campus. The 2 models of AEDs that are currently placed across campus for public use: ...

When AED maintenance is your only focus, excellence isn’t optional—it’s inevitable.”— Nathan Marin, VP Operations AED ...

Horizon Health will offer a free Heartsaver CPR/AED course from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, Feb.13, at its Education Center, 15197 US Highway 150 (next to Wendy’s restaurant), in Paris, ...

Blog Sponsored by Taylor & Carls, P.A. According to the American Red Cross, once a person suffers cardiac arrest, every minute that passes before returning the heart to a normal rhythm decreases the ...

The base-case analysis assumes a 20% annual probability of cardiac arrest at the site of each deployed AED (1 arrest every 5 years). Under this condition, the model demonstrates that AED deployment ...

Kathy Sherlock has seen firsthand how one small machine can make the difference between life and death. Her 31-year-old brother died in 1998 after his heart stopped while waiting for a table at a ...

The owners of a bar have launched a campaign to install more defibrillators in memory of a family member who died from a ...

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (WTVF) — Two bystanders worked frantically to save a man who collapsed on a trail by using an automated external defibrillator. Crockett Park is a popular spot to exercise for people ...

Oct. 9—SUPERIOR — Two outdoor spaces will soon have quick access to automated external defibrillators, commonly known as AEDs, thanks to a grant received by the Superior Fire Department. SaveStation ...

Objective: The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends an automated external defibrillator (AED) be considered for a specific location if there is at least a 20% annual probability the device will ...