The Mount Vernon Police Department is giving one of their officers credit for saving a woman’s life. Officials say on Sunday, ...

The Mount Vernon Police Department (MVPD) announced an officer and a husband saved the life of a woman on March 16. ...

Among the 462 individuals who received a shock from a public-access AED before the arrival of the emergency medical services, 31.6% survived to 1 month with minimal neurological impairment.

2. If they are not breathing call 999. 3. Tell someone to get an AED as soon as possible. AED stands for Automated External Defibrillator (defib). It is a machine that can correct an abnormal heart ...

Treatment in the first 3 minutes of SCA is critical for survival, when CPR and/or an AED shock can make the biggest difference. Yet, only 47% of Americans feel responsible for administering CPR or ...

Once their three children became adults, Michael and Jill Loughran moved from Stowe, Vermont, to a rural town about an hour ...

The portable, easy-to-use devices are designed to analyze and, if needed, deliver an electrical shock to restore the heart rhythm of someone in sudden cardiac arrest. Find an AED See the list of ...

The AED did not indicate a need for a shock, so Fitch began chest compressions as paramedics began their work. The patient, police said, is expected to survive. At York County Sheriff’s Office ...

Nine in 10 cardiac arrest victims who receive an AED shock in the first five minutes live. AED devices save about 1,700 people a year. Survival rates increase by about 24 percent when an AED is ...