School districts in the south and southwest suburbs have different numbers of automated external defibrillators available, but officials have different opinions on whether the state should provide ...

They’re becoming more available in public places–but how do you use a defibrillator machine? Dr. Troy Madsen talks about public defibrillators, when to use them, and how they might save someone’s life ...

LAKEVILLE -- The Lakeville Fire Department gave a heart-felt gift to four local schools when they donated portable defibrillators -- machines that can save heart attack victims restoring a proper ...

When Bev Samek, School District 60's director of health and wellness programs, began developing a policy for automatic external defibrillators, she couldn't help but have a strong personal interest in ...

Alan Zacharias chose Mt. Bierstadt as his first Colorado 14er, after hitting several other famous hikes like the Manitou Incline. "Drove up there, had a successful ascent up the mountain, and came ...

In the Quakertown Community School District, the three Rs of reading, writing and arithmetic will be joined by a fourth — resuscitation. Beginning this fall, administrators will equip Quakertown High ...

Defibrillators that jump-start a stopped heart may save lives in airports and shopping malls, but few people keep them at home in case of collapse — even though that’s where most cardiac arrests occur ...

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