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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Up and down the country you can access defibrillators, and most areas should have easy access to one. They are potentially life-saving if someone suddenly suffers cardiac arrest - you never know when ...

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 ...

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