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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 ...

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 ...

Jim Settles was 11 when his heart suddenly stopped beating. "It was the second week of sixth grade, and they were running laps in the gym. He told me that he had felt tired and winded, so he laid down ...

A public awareness campaign helping the community understand "how to maintain and use defibrillators effectively" is expected ...

Every year, an estimated 23,000 kids in the U.S. suffer a cardiac arrest, but a nonprofit is working to change that through ...

Mike Papale knows he was lucky. Papale, 28, was 17 when he went into cardiac arrest while working at a Wallingford basketball camp. The building had no automated external defibrillator, nor anyone who ...

The San Clemente Senior Center, Community Center and Ole Hanson Beach Club have been chosen to take part in a national two-year study to determine whether automatic external defibrillators or AEDs are ...

An estimated 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest deaths occur each year in the U.S. Approximately 10% of those who experience out-of-hospital cardiac events survive. Use of automated external ...

It's been six days since Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field in front of millions. Many feared the worst. But just two days after suffering a cardiac arrest, he woke up and has ...