School districts in the south and southwest suburbs have different numbers of automated external defibrillators available, but officials have different opinions on whether the state should provide ...

They’re becoming more available in public places–but how do you use a defibrillator machine? Dr. Troy Madsen talks about public defibrillators, when to use them, and how they might save someone’s life ...

Alan Zacharias chose Mt. Bierstadt as his first Colorado 14er, after hitting several other famous hikes like the Manitou Incline. "Drove up there, had a successful ascent up the mountain, and came ...

Defibrillators are the devices used to deliver shocks to the heart in cases of life threatening cardiac disorders. Electrodes that are connected to the machine are usually held in place over the chest ...

When Bev Samek, School District 60's director of health and wellness programs, began developing a policy for automatic external defibrillators, she couldn't help but have a strong personal interest in ...

A new Canadian study reports an alternative way to connect leads to cardiac defibrillators. Leads are special connectors or wires that deliver energy from an implantable cardioverter defibrillator ...