In a huge step for first aid in the UK, more than 20,000 defibrillators – which are devices that give an electric shock to the heart of a person who is in cardiac arrest – have been delivered to state ...
In the majority of life-threatening emergencies, defibrillators would not be used to help save someone's life. Research by defibrillator manufacturer Doc UK found that just 15 percent of survey ...
15:37, Thu, Aug 31, 2023 Updated: 16:16, Thu, Aug 31, 2023 A professional in utilising defibrillators, giving cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and knowing a lot about the heart muscle, senior cardiac ...
Classmates of a 10-year-old who died after collapsing during an ice skating lesson are aiming to raise awareness about the use of defibrillators. Jayden Orr, from Port Glasgow, died in 2017. Since ...
A report from the Resuscitation Council UK found one-in-four people survived a cardiac arrest in hospital, while the British ...
Defibrillators are used when a person is in cardiac arrest to restore a normal heartbeat, but would you know what to do if an alarming incident occurs? According to the British Heart Foundation, there ...
A SURVIVOR of a cardiac arrest is urging more people to learn how to use a defibrillator to kick start a heart. Steve Morris fell ill while using a treadmill at a gym and staff there saved his life.
A life-saving device has been installed on a village’s new housing development and is available for the whole community to ...
Life-threatening heart failure could be stopped using pulses of light, scientists claim. People known to be at risk of sudden death from irregular heart rhythms are currently implanted with a ...
A headteacher who had a defibrillator installed at his school fearing it would one day be needed by one of his pupils, had his life saved when he collapsed with a cardiac arrest. Nick Sheeran fell ...
Classmates of a 10-year-old who died after collapsing during an ice skating lesson are aiming to raise awareness about the use of defibrillators. Jayden Orr, from Port Glasgow, died in 2017. Since ...