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An invention by Rice University bioengineering students in collaboration with the Texas Heart Institute (THI) is geared toward giving immediate second chances to arrhythmia victims headed toward ...

The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) is advising that a number of Defibtech Automated External Defibrillator (AED) pads supplied to Louth and the wider Irish market have been affixed with ...

You’ve probably seen one at the airport, your doctor’s office, or maybe the mall: that white, windowed box jutting out from the wall that holds an automated external defibrillator, or AED. AEDs are ...

The Health Products Regulatory Authority has urged users of Defibtech defibrillator pads to immediately check their pads as they may have been labelled with incorrect expiry dates. A number of ...

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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 ...

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Angela Buckalew, CEO of CorVita, is a leader in AED training, emergency response, & AED innovation—saving lives through education & technology. One of the biggest issues with AEDs is that they’re ...

A warning has been issued in relation to unauthorised labels on some defibrillator pads supplied to the Irish market which display an incorrect expiry date. The Health Products Regulatory Authority ...