Defibrillator in Medical News

Oridion Expands its Presence in the Pre-hospital Market with an OEM Partnership with a leading Defibrillator Manufacturer

Oridion today announced that it signed an OEM agreement with a leading global manufacturer of resuscitation devices. With this agreement, Oridion Microstream® capnography solutions will be incorporated into a defibrillator monitoring system at a future date. Jerusal...

Doctor's Training Affects Defibrillator Implant Results

Study finds fewer complications with electrophysiologists TUESDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- Chances are you've never heard of electrophysiology, but it's a medical subspecialty you should know about if you are one of the 100,000 or so Americans who will have a heart defibrillator i...

Faulty Household Wiring Can Trigger a Heart Defibrillator

Several cases of inappropriate shocks from appliances have been reported WEDNESDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- A literally shocking tale of the potential dangers of do-it-yourself home repairs for people with implanted defibrillators comes from cardiologists in Denmark. "We recent...

HeartSine Portable Defibrillator Donation Brings Added Safety to Habitat for Humanity of Charlotte ReStore Location

HeartSine Technologies has donated a portable Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) to Habitat for Humanity, through Logistics Corporation. Newtown, Pennsylvania (PRWEB) October 27, 2008 -- HeartSine Technologies, a leading supplier of public access defibrillators , h...

Heart Procedure Reduces Need for Defibrillator Shocks

While study results are promising, they don't address benefits of drug therapy WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26 (HealthDay News) -- A treatment that wipes out abnormal heart tissue reduces the number of shocks delivered to people who have defibrillators implanted after heart attacks, a new trial sho...

CPR, Defibrillator Combo Boosts Cardiac Incident Survival

Making more AEDs available in communities could save hundreds of lives, study finds MONDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Compared with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) alone, bystander use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) combined with CPR more than doubles a person's chances of sur...

Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead Lawsuit Claims Center Opens to Aid Victims

Parker Waichman Alonso LLP Announces Opening of Dedicated Claims Center To Evaluate Numerous Possible Lawsuits Related to Defective Sprint Fidelis Leads Used With Medtronic Implantable Defibrillators NEW YORK, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The defective Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Defibrillat...

Boston Scientific Announces CE Mark Approval for Next-Generation Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator

NATICK, Mass., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX ) today announced CE Mark approval for its LIVIAN(TM) cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D), which treats heart failure and helps protect patients at risk of sudden cardiac death. The L...

Test Spots Who Should Get Implanted Defibrillator

Not every patient needs the expensive but lifesaving devices, experts note THURSDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A simple test can give cardiologists guidance about whether they should implant defibrillators into patients with weak hearts, new research confirms. Implanted defibrillat...

Cardiac Science Announces Full Shipment of 'Crash Cart' Defibrillator

Defibrillator to be Sold Exclusively by GE Healthcare Expands Company Offerings within Worldwide Hospital Market BOTHELL, Wash., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardiac Science Corporation (Nasdaq: CSCX ), a global leader in advanced cardiac monitoring and defibrillation prod...

Simulated Heart Tissue Enhances Understanding of Arrhythmias And Defibrillator Failure

Cultured Heart cells that were induced to imitate characters of the heart have led researchers to discern possible reasons for irregular heart rhythms. Studies of // this engineered tissue have unraveled that while electric shocks akin to those produced by defibrillators normally stopped errant wav...

New Test Identifies Candidates For Cardiac Defibrillator

Several lives were saved in the US in 2005 from the fatal arrhythmias through devices which were surgically implanted in them. // As many as 1,70,000 people in North America received this treatment. Quite a few of the patients also found this to be uncomfortable, unnecessary, and even dangerous. A ...

Combination therapy for patients treated with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

Professor Stuart J. Connolly and his team from McMaster University in their clinical trial reported in the journal JAMA that a combination of Antiarrhythmic drugs such as amiodarone combined with beta blockers such as Sotalol // found to reduce the painful shocks in ventricular arrhythmia patients ...

Boston Scientific Announces Results for Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2009

...0) Increased worldwide sales of cardiac rhythm management (CRM) products 10 percent, including a 13 percent increase in implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) sales Increased worldwide sales of drug-eluting stent (DES) systems 14 percent Maintained leadership position in worldwide DES marke...

Jackson's Death Puts Spotlight on Sudden Cardiac Arrest

...he Cleveland Clinic. "It is actually the most common cause of death in the United States," he noted. The best emergency treatment is a shock from a defibrillator to restore heart rhythm. Defibrillators now are available in many public places, and tens of thousands of Americans have tiny defibrillators implanted...

Michael Jackson's Death Underscores the Tragedy and Impact of Sudden Cardiac Arrest

...edical Center, it was still not sufficient to revive Mr. Jackson because SCA victims usually need immediate CPR and the shock of an automated external defibrillator (AED) if they are to have any chance of survival. Today's news should be a reminder that CPR is a basic life-saving skill that everyone should know, ...

Implanted defibrillators: New recommendations for drivers with ICDs

... Patients with an Implantable Cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) have an ongoing risk of sudden incapacitation that might cause harm to others while driving a car. Driving restrictions are imposed making thes...

ReStart DC Launches Life-Saving Public Access Defibrillation Program

...ynne V. Cheney Cardiovascular Institute on this important endeavor and we are very grateful for the Institute's generous gift of an automated external defibrillator for our facility and training for our staff members." About The Richard B. and Lynne V. Cheney Cardiovascular Institute The Richard B. and L...

Digital TV Transition Coming Soon; Update Preparedness Plans

... sure at least one member of your household is trained in first aid and CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) and knows how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED). Disaster can strike quickly and without warning. For more information on how to be Red Cross Ready, and to learn what to do in different ...

As Biking Popularity Grows, so Must the Spotlight on Safety

...addition to bike helmet reimbursements, IBC offers cash back for safety-related programs, including training in CPR, first-aid, and automated external defibrillator essentials. As part of its Healthy Lifestyles program, the company also offers reimbursements and discounts to reward members for making healthy choic...

Hospitalized patients need better understanding of CPR and outcomes

...monary resuscitation. More important, only one in four patients (27 percent) understood that CPR in a hospital setting involves the use of an external defibrillator (electricity), and even fewer (7 percent) knew that dying patients would have a tube placed through the mouth and into the windpipe (intubation) and t...

Staying Alive!

...ulmonary resuscitation (CPR) doing chest compressions to the beat of the Bee Gees' song "Staying Alive" and send someone to get the automated external defibrillator (AED) immediately. Does everyone know where the AED is? Can anyone get it at a moment's notice? You have 3-5 minutes to defibrillate that youth's hear...

Association Wants One Million People to Commit to CPR Training

...gh school football game. Quick action by his parents who knew cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the availability of an onsite automated external defibrillator (AED) saved his life. The American Heart Association wants a million people to learn CPR as part of National CPR & AED Awareness Week, June 1...

HeartSafe and HeartSine Announce AED Donation Program to Local BOMA Associations

...e minutes of collapse. Used together, these tools can mean the difference between life and death. The HeartSine samaritan PAD automatic external defibrillator is ideal for BOMA member businesses and offers the following key benefits: Ease of use - designed for the minimally trained user, a...

National Safety Council Launches June National Safety Month With Free Training

...conjunction with National CPR/AED Week, users will learn the latest method of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED), as well as how to help a person who is choking. First aid topics include bleeding, wound care, shock, burns, serious injuries, fractures and sp...

Protect Your Kids' Hearts: Summer Activity Can Trigger Genetic Disorder, Say Results for Life, Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association

... to sudden cardiac arrest should: Learn CPR and check that lifeguards or coaches know CPR. Make sure an automatic external defibrillator (AED) is on-site at the playing field, pool, or wherever children exercise. Chris Chiames, Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association Executi...

Mock CPR drills in kids show many residents fail in key skills, Hopkins study reveals

...y half of the residents (46 percent) failed to restore heart rhythm using a defibrillator within the recommended three minutes. Timely resuscitation of a child whose...rrests in children involve heart rhythm abnormalities that require use of a defibrillator to shock the heart into normal rhythm. "The prevailing wisdom of focusi...

Subway Defibrillators Save Lives

...rt rhythm, was the initial recording in 10 patients, eight of whom survived without neurologic damage. One shock was inadequately delivered by the defibrillator operator. On all other occasions, defibrillators were operated adequately, and no technical malfunctions were observed, despite the strong electromagn...

AED Superstore and En-Pro Team Up to Provide Total Comprehensive, Tailored AED Programs

... 13 /PRNewswire/ -- En-Pro Inc., the leading provider of automated external defibrillator (AED) Programs, and Allied 100, LLC (dba AED Superstore), the world's large...o is the leading global provider of complete, customized Automated External defibrillator (AED) Programs. En-Pro provides the peace of mind that comes with knowing y...

Boston Scientific Announces European Approval and First Implants of New Defibrillation Lead System Designed to Simplify the Surgical Process

...illation leads are insulated wires that connect an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) or cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) to the heart and, when needed, deliver life-saving therapy. ...

Patients Call for Continued FDA Preemption Authority

...the University of Notre Dame , born with a congenital heart defect that severely worsened in high school. Olivia required an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in 2005. The patients emphasized how critical it was for them to have access to devices when they needed them most. ...

Irregular Heartbeat During Angioplasty Could Raise Death Risk

...at, the rates of mortality are similar." The finding could challenge current cardiac care guidelines. That's because current rules for implanting a defibrillator -- a device that can deliver a shock to correct an abnormal heartbeat -- say that the implant should not be done in the first 30 days after angiopla...

Cardiac Science Schedules First Quarter Earnings Release and Announces Conference Call

... BOTHELL, Wash., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardiac Science Corporation (Nasdaq: CSCX ), a global leader in automated external defibrillator ( AED ) and diagnostic monitoring devices ( ECG , cardiac stress test , Holter , and cardiac rehabilitation ) that connect to EMR and...

Highmark Inc. Recognizes Exceptional Employee Volunteers with Jefferson Awards for Public Service

... Brennan responds to emergency incidents in the East McKeesport, Pa. area. And, as a certified cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)/ automated external defibrillator (AED) instructor, Brennan volunteers with the American Heart Association to provide CPR/AED classes for emergency services personnel and the community...

Boston Scientific Announces Results For First Quarter Ended March 31, 2009

... Increased worldwide sales of cardiac rhythm management (CRM) products nine percent, including a 13 percent increase in implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) sales Increased U.S. CRM sales 11 percent, including a 14 percent increase in ICD sales, the fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit ...

Cardiac Science Connects With EMR Partner Sage

...customers leading-edge capabilities to meet these demands." "Cardiac Science is a leader in ECG, Holter, cardiac stress, and automated external defibrillator sales into the physician office," noted Maureen Peszko, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Sage Software Healthcare, Inc. "Connecting to the ex...

Telemonitoring changes the working practice of cardiac nurses

...of this year's meeting is the opportunity for health professionals to hear patients' personal perspectives on experiencing an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) storm, and having a ventricular assist device as a bridge to transplant. "The Spring Meeting is about improving cardiovascular care, and addr...

A Medical Miracle: Back from the Dead

...t breathing and administered CPR. Police Officer Kevin Olenchak (EMT) arrived on the scene to assist, and the officers attached an automated external defibrillator (AED) unit which assessed the patient and advised shock. One shock was administered and CPR was resumed. Minutes later, a Police Emergency Serv...

Coronary angiography may improve outcomes for cardiac arrest patients

...rt disease, which is often something that we can fix. Many of the patients who get coronary angiography go on to get bypass surgery, a balloon pump, a defibrillator or other such aggressive treatments." Rittenberger and his colleagues found no significant differences between those who received angiography and ...

Consumer Group Releases New Study About Defective Heart Devices and Implants; Patients Arrive in DC Tomorrow

...grandmother Bobbie Flowers from Ashdown, Arkansas, who is traveling tomorrow to Washington D.C. to urge Congress to change the law. "In 2006, I had a defibrillator implanted in my heart and within two months I began experiencing painful erratic electrical shocks," said Ms. Flowers. "By the time I got to the emer...