In a huge step for first aid in the UK, more than 20,000 defibrillators – which are devices that give an electric shock to the heart of a person who is in cardiac arrest – have been delivered to state ...

When a heart stops beating, a defibrillator shock needs to be applied within minutes. But for many Canadians, fire trucks and ambulances can't get to the scene fast enough. On average, only 10 per ...

A middle-school teacher was revived after collapsing Tuesday when a police officer at the school on another call helped deploy a defibrillator. June 10, 2010 2:59 pm A middle-school teacher was ...

THE founder of the modern paramedic service helped save a man’s life using a defibrillator installed as part of The Argus's Save a Life campaign. Renowned cardiologist Douglas Chamberlain was at a ...

Access to a defibrillator and the quick wits of a school nurse and security guard are being credited with saving the life of a substitute teacher who had a heart attack at Edison Preparatory School ...

WHEATFIELD -- Having portable defibrillator units in the patrol cars of Niagara County sheriff's deputies paid off Monday for the second time in less than a year, when a 68-year-old woman was revived ...

A Bellevue Police officer used a defibrillator to revive a middle-school teacher after she collapsed Tuesday. On Tuesday, Officer Jay Moriarty was at Highland Middle School when staff reported that a ...

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