Fewer than 40% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients receive CPR before EMS teams arrive, according to the American Heart Association. Even fewer patients are treated with an automated external ...

Before convincing a company's leaders to install automated external defibrillators in their offices and campuses, Marc Lawrence says he often has to start with a heart lesson. First, he has to explain ...

Although adolescent sports-related deaths are rare, they are commonly caused by cardiovascular problems, like commotio cardis--cardiac arrest caused by being hit in the chest with an object, such as a ...

The Peyton Walker Foundation installs an outdoor AED in community park, enhancing public access to lifesaving tools.

A Mansfield teen is now living proof that access to and training on automated external defibrillators does save lives. On Monday, we introduced you to 13 year-old Jeffrey Cotton, whose life was saved ...

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Personal trainer Bob Harper is best known for his trainer role on “The Biggest Loser,” during which he helped participants achieve health and fitness goals. Less well known is the role he plays as the ...

None of us expect the unexpected. With 10,000 cardiac arrests in the workplace every year, you should understand the benefits of CPR training. When it comes to ensuring safe and healthful work ...

Aug. 21 started out like any other summer Friday for Roger Shearer, an employee at B. Braun Medical’s manufacturing facility on Marcon Boulevard in Hanover Township, Northampton County. But it ...