September 18, 2004

FDA Gives The OK For Home Defibrillators

BY DELTHIA RICKS STAFF WRITER September 17, 2004 FDA tosses out prescription requirement for consumer purchase of the portable machines used in shocking a heart stricken […]
June 17, 2004

‘They brought me back from the dead!’ Defibrillator law makes a difference

Kenmore school nurse Mary Rose Laux, left, and Kenmore police officerDavid Stapleton used a defibrillator to revive parent Kristin Colucci,who passed out in the school library […]
January 9, 2004

Eau Claire North Coach Resuscitated, Thanks to Defibrillator

Associated Press (Chippewa Falls, WI) January 8, 2004 A defibrillator at a high school helped resuscitate a coach when he fell to the floor during a […]
December 4, 2003

Jacobowitz helps revive man at Whitestown meeting

Thu, Dec 4, 2003 By MELISSA A. CHADWICK Observer-Dispatch WHITESTOWN — A Whitestown resident collapsed during the regular meeting of the town board Wednesday night, and […]
December 3, 2003

SAVING LIVES

Six dramatic rescues (and counting) are credited to the union-backed defibrillator law December 3, 2003 From left, teacher Charlie Bateman, dentist Alan Katz, and publisher Lee […]
November 17, 2003

PAD Trial Results Make the Case for Training Volunteers to Use AEDs

November 17, 2003 — Results of the Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) trial suggest that the number of survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOH-CA) nearly doubles when […]
September 16, 2003

Police Expand Defibrillator Program to Each Precinct

September 16, 2003 NEW YORK — The city police department has given defibrillators to each precinct, transit district and public service area in order to help […]
April 18, 2003

Court Officers Save Ailing Lawyer

By Shirley E. Perlman STAFF WRITER April 18, 2003 The quick action of three court officers apparently saved the life of a Lake Success lawyer who […]
March 25, 2003

School Nurse, Defibrillator Helps Save Teacher’s Life

Man Says He Was In Right Place At Right Time March 25, 2003 DEDHAM, Mass. — A substitute teacher at Dedham High School suffered cardiac arrest […]
January 28, 2003

FDA Okays Defibrillator System for Pediatric Use

By Ori Twersky WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) Jan 28 – Cardiac Science Inc. said on Tuesday that it has received a supplemental clearance from the US Food […]