This morning on "Good Morning America," ABC News' senior health and medical editor Dr. Richard Besser demonstrated the proper way to use an automatic external defibrillator (AED). Here are the ...

How to use a defibrillator? A defibrillator should be used when a person is in cardiac arrest, and CPR should be done until you get a defibrillator.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. It accounted for more than 928,740 deaths in 2020.

Knowing how a defibrillator works could save someone’s life, but what should you know before using one? What is a defibrillator?

When easy-to-use heart defibrillators came onto the market two decades ago, they were billed as a way to save the lives of tens of thousands of victims of cardiac arrest each year.But today defibri… ...

A: Doctors use defibrillators to shock a heart out of a life-threatening rhythm. A stun gun is NO substitute for a defibrillator! We consulted two cardiologists who both said this would not work ...

Defibrillators could be delivered by drone to support someone having a cardiac arrest in the community, according to a North ...

Defibrillators and pacemakers help the heart maintain a regular rhythm. Defibrillators deliver a shock if the heart goes into arrhythmia. Pacemakers use electrical impulses to keep the heart from ...

Everything you need to know about using a defibrillator As every state school gets one, here’s what you need to know about the lifesaving device. By Imy Brighty-Potts.

When easy-to-use heart defibrillators came onto the market two decades ago, they were billed as a way to save the lives of tens of thousands of victims of cardiac arrest each year. But today ...