AEDs, or public defibrillators, are designed to be used by anyone. Try to stay calm and follow the directions that the device gives you. Share on Pinterest Aria sandi Hasim/Getty Images A ...

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Dr. Mehmet Oz demonstrates how to operate an automated external defibrillator, which helped save the life of celebrity trainer Bob Harper during a heart attack. When "The Biggest Loser" trainer Bob ...

Somebody's wife or grandmother. Maybe yours. It wasn't like her earlier heart attack. Without warning or complaint, she slipped unconscious to the shopping mall floor. You check for a pulse. Nothing.

Automated external defibrillators (AED) are portable, life-saving devices designed to treat people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest, a medical condition in which the heart stops beating suddenly and ...

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.

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Automated external defibrillators can be used by laypersons to increase the chance of survival after cardiac arrest. A new study conducted at a medical school in Germany has shown that 15 min of ...

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Correction Aug. 13, 2010 - An incorrect statistic was published in the article below regarding the number of Americans who die each year from sudden cardiac arrest. That number is nearly 300,000. The ...