(Reuters Health) - Drones may be able to rush emergency defibrillators to patients in cardiac arrest faster than traditional emergency medical services (EMS), potentially improving survival odds, a ...

In the perhaps not-so-distant future, drones could be first responders. That's the conclusion from a report published Tuesday by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) following a ...

Of the 60,000 patients cared for by local paramedics in 2017, each one was assessed using one of 55 defibrillator/monitor units. But Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services Chief Bruce Krauter said ...

Using MEDLINE, the 1966 to 2002 medical literature was searched using key words cardiac arrest, defibrillation or defibrillator, and emergency medical services. Additional articles were obtained by ...

Michael White, a 15-year-old lineman for Cary High School's football team, collapsed on the football field during a scrimmage Friday night in Raleigh. A doctor attending the game was performed CPR ...

Facing a shortage of defibrillators for some of its ambulances, the FDNY has canceled regular maintenance on the life-saving machines, the Daily News has learned. The LifePak 12, a $25,000 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - ZOLL, a company that develops and markets medical devices and software to help emergency workers save lives, has now partnered with East Baton Rouge Parish EMS to provide ...

New Delhi: A start-up funded by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has developed an affordable, low-weight defibrillator that experts believe is more reliable than traditional ones, according to an ...