Surge in public defibrillator use during heatwave

South Central Ambulance Service urges people to check any publicly accessible defibrillators.
Medical Xpress

You can save a cardiac arrest victim's life even if an ambulance arrives in two minutes, research suggests

Using a defibrillator for a cardiac arrest victim improves 30-day survival even with ambulance response times as short as two minutes, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2023. Study ...
UPI

Rapid defibrillator use saves lives from cardiac arrest, study finds

Oct. 28 (UPI) --Every minute spent waiting for a first shock from a defibrillator cuts the odds of surviving cardiac arrest by 6%, a new Dutch study finds. "Our research shows that every minute of ...
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Bystander defibrillation improves 30-day survival even with short ambulance response times

Using a defibrillator for a cardiac arrest victim improves 30-day survival even with ambulance response times as short as two minutes, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2023. The ...
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Defibrillator installed outside pub after charitable donation

In the UK, around 60,000 people have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest every year, and less than 1 in 10 people survive.