The project was possible after a legacy donation from the Crichton Fund enabled St John Scotland to invest in the areas.

Nearly a third of all publicly-accessible defibrillators in the North West do not work, according to shock new research.

Background Optimisation of medical therapy is recommended for patients with newly diagnosed non-ischaemic cardiomyopathies (NICM) before consideration of a primary preventive implantable ...

Former University of Kentucky football lineman Ben Christman died from an undetected heart condition. His dad is advocating ...

An iconic British Heart Foundation red bench has been unveiled near Enniskillen Castle, to recognise a Fermanagh runner who had a cardiac arrest – and lived to tell the tale.

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Residents across the East Riding may soon notice more than just bins being collected, as the local council launches a UK-first initiative to turn refuse trucks into mobile life-saving units.

Bin lorries in East Yorkshire have been fitted with Automated External Defibrillators (AED) to help people suffering from a cardiac arrest. Crews have also been given training in using the devices ...

In a pioneering project, life-saving defibrillators have been fitted to all bin collection lorries in the East Riding. Thought to be the first scheme of its kind in the UK, East Riding of Yorkshire ...

The three-day course, held at the lifeboat station, covered a wide range of emergency care techniques including CPR, defibrillator use and the management of bleeds as well as fractures, burns and head ...

Epinephrine improves ROSC in cardiac arrest but does not increase favorable neurologic recovery, raising ethical and ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia and is a leading cause of stroke and heart failure yet often remains undiagnosed. Screening has been proposed to identify asymptomatic AF and ...