A group of pickleball players was trained Thursday in how to do more than just sing “Staying Alive” if someone stops ...

A new study highlights the need to expand emergency response efforts for sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes.

People suffering from sudden cardiac arrest are more likely to survive if cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillators (AED) are used as soon as possible. However, in an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What is an AED? Here's why it can save lives. (Photo: Getty Images) (Photo: Getty Images) About 90% of the 350,000 cardiac arrests ...

Knowing CPR and be able to use an AED can be the difference of life and death. CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and AED stands for automatic external defibrillator. At our Rowan-Cabarrus ...

PACIFIC BEACH – Pacific Beach Middle School is ready. The school was recently awarded $1,500 worth of equipment to augment the CPR component in its healthcare literacy class. “This grant provides PBMS ...

RAISING AWARENESS OF LIFE SAVING TOOLS. WHEN SECONDS COUNT, IT IS CPR AND AED AWARENESS WEEK AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION IS WORKING TO INCREASE TRAINING ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. TODAY WE HAVE A ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – June 1-7 is CPR and AED awareness week. According to the American Heart Association, immediate CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, can double or triple a person’s chances ...

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 ...

Hamilton County first responders are rolling out the PulsePoint app, a free, 911-integrated mobile tool designed to alert citizens to nearby cardiac arrest victims and AED locations.

The activation of a system to dispatch volunteer responders—done with a smartphone application or text message—is associated with a greater chance that people experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac ...