For patients with cardiac arrest and a shockable rhythm, automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in private homes improve outcomes but cannot be considered cost-effective at current pricing, ...

Shockable rhythms including ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia, known as the abnormal waveforms of the electrocardiogram (ECG) signals, are the main cause of Sudden cardiac arrest ...

Currently, there is limited evidence regarding the optimal duration of advanced airway management (AAM) with endotracheal intubation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), particularly in the ...

DALLAS, May 19, 2026 — A smart-technology wearable wristband device may be able to automatically detect cardiac arrest, which could lead to faster medical assistance and increased survival odds when ...

An analysis of data for more than 500,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the U.S. found key differences in outcomes between cardiac arrests caused by drug overdoses and cardiac arrests due to ...

A smart wristband may soon help detect cardiac arrest automatically. Researchers say the wearable device identified dangerous heart emergencies with 92% accuracy. A wearable wristband powered by smart ...

Cardiac arrest patients once "left for dead" at emergency scenes are surviving through an experimental treatment protocol at the University of Minnesota Medical Center. The hospital reports 50-50 ...

An analysis of cardiac arrest records in a U.S. registry revealed that people with drug overdose cardiac arrests were more likely to be younger, have fewer health conditions and have higher survival ...

Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was $4,481,659 per quality-adjusted life-year for AED in a private home. (HealthDay News) — For patients with cardiac arrest and a shockable rhythm, automated ...