When someone’s heart stops working, it is known as sudden cardiac arrest. It causes blood to stop flowing to the brain and other organs. Sudden cardiac arrest can cause a person to die within minutes.

Jon LaPook, M.D. is the award-winning chief medical correspondent for CBS News. Since joining CBS News in 2006, LaPook has delivered more than 1,200 reports on a wide variety of breaking news and ...

McKinney is transforming into a "four-minute city," where smart AEDs & trained volunteers aim to improve cardiac arrest survival rates, reshaping local emergency.

Dr. Richard Page answers the question: 'Are There Defibrillators Without Leads?' — -- Question: I have heard that some defibrillators may not need leads to be placed in the heart. Is this true, ...

For cardiac-related emergencies, There over 60 Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) placed throughout the main campus. The 2 models of AEDs that are currently placed across campus for public use: ...

Rochester police and Mayo Clinic have helped lead the way in providing research showing the benefits of having an external heart defibrillator available to save people’s lives. But now it’s the ...

BENICIA -- February is American Heart Month and nonprofits like Via Heart Project look for every opportunity they get to increase awareness about sudden cardiac arrest. The organization provides ...

An estimated 90 lives have been saved in North Dakota since a grant five years ago equipped law enforcement across North ...

Automated External Defibrillators (AED) have become common enough in public spaces that we may tend to overlook them, as with fire extinguishers and other common public safety items. But when a person ...

Defibrillator use in cardiac arrest cases increases patient survival rates by between 49% and 75%, the government wants to ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The math doesn't add up for Jefferson County Public Schools. The district has nearly 100,000 students and fewer than 100 AEDS, the heart shocking device that can save a child ...