In conjunction with the Healthy Campus Network and the Be Smart About Safety Programs, the Office of Emergency Services has established an Automated External Defibrillator Program. Through this ...

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – When rising prep football star Ryan Boslet suddenly went into cardiac arrest during a workout in his school gym, a portable defibrillator was only the length of a basketball court ...

When someone collapses before your eyes, your first reaction might be stunned disbelief. Your second impulse, though, is likely wanting to help -- and you can. By calling an ambulance, starting CPR, ...

YCSO VIP program receives a $20,000 grant for AEDs, training, and first aid kits to enhance emergency response.

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WASHINGTON — Ward 5 Councilman Kenyan McDuffie thinks defibrillators are an important tool for safety in the District. Automated external defibrillators “help save lives,” McDuffie said, “and we ...

Sudden cardiac arrest remains the top non-traumatic cause of death for young U.S. service members, with rates reaching as ...

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The HISD school board unanimously approved a plan last Thursday to purchase 225 automated defibrillators and train 720 more HISD employees to use them. Though the move comes after four Houston-area ...

Although adolescent sports-related deaths are rare, they are commonly caused by cardiovascular problems, like commotio cardis--cardiac arrest caused by being hit in the chest with an object, such as a ...

PINE BLUFF -- The Pine Bluff Aquatic Center has received a new tool to aid lifeguards and other personnel in providing aid in the event of medical emergencies -- an Automated External Defibrillator.