Objective: The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends an automated external defibrillator (AED) be considered for a specific location if there is at least a 20% annual probability the device will ...

Colonie is installing automated external defibrillators around the town. Fourteen AEDs will be installed at parks, pools and youth sports complexes, Town Supervisor Peter Crummey said. AEDs are ...

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 ...

AEDs are emergency medical devices used when a person is experiencing cardiac arrest, delivering an electrical shock designed to return the heart to its normal rhythm. AEDs are with Bates EMS and ...

Automatic external defibrillators save lives in amateur sports and fitness centers, according to new research. The 18-year study found that survival from cardiac arrest reached 93 percent in centers ...