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 ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- If someone near you has a heart attack or experiencing an overdose situation, the minutes between when you call 911 and when rescuers arrive can make the difference between life ...

Watching someone collapse from sudden cardiac arrest is a scary experience — but knowing what to do can save a life. Quick ...

Detecting no signs of respiration, she hollers to Kelly O’Hop for help. “Get the AED and call 911.” Don’t worry. This isn’t a real emergency, and there’s no immediate need for the automatic external ...

The Cape Girardeau County Commission unanimously passed a motion for a safety initiative Monday to offer first aid, CPR and automatic external defibrillator training to county employees. First ...

The American Heart Association and Jewish Community Foundation have provided equipment so Pacific Beach Middle School students can learn life-saving techniques.

"The scary nature of cardiac arrest is that there really, really is no prior warning and you could be doing your day-to-day tasks and then it just happens." Benjamin Culff was 17 and working at a ...

Manheim Township student-athletes were up early to take a cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR class at the high school. About 100 kids and coaches were in attendance when the class started at 6:00 ...

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced that learner drivers will start to see an update to the driving theory test from next year. Within the theory test, they will be quizzed on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about health and U.K. health policy. A third of U.K. adults are are afraid to perform life-saving cardio-pulmonary ...

79-year-old Al Pollock suffered a heart attack during a tennis match in Boynton Beach, Florida. Tennis pro Brett Maynard, who had recently taken a CPR and AED refresher course, saved Pollock's life by ...