Drones could soon be used by the NHS to deliver defibrillators directly to people whose hearts have stopped, potentially reaching patients faster than ambulances and saving more lives. A study by the ...

A patient at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, died on Thanksgiving after he caught fire when medical staff attempted to revive him with defibrillator paddles. Kathy Stark, who had been married to ...

AEDs, or public defibrillators, are designed to be used by anyone. Try to stay calm and follow the directions that the device gives you. Share on Pinterest Aria sandi Hasim/Getty Images A ...

CMS cited Houston-based Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center for not keeping working defibrillator paddles in its operating room during a heart transplant for a patient who died two months after the ...

Healthcare workers: We want to hear from you. Tell us about conditions at your hospital or workplace by filling out the form at the bottom of this article. A patient at TriStar Centennial Medical ...

A Tennessee man died after he caught on fire while hospital staff used a defibrillator on him. The man's wife was in the room when her husband caught ablaze, telling WKRN that "it just blew up." The ...

A study from the University of Warwick has found that school-based defibrillators (AEDs) that are accessible outside of school hours could be effective in treating over two-thirds of Out of Hospital ...