Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Firefighters from the fire brigade in Essen during a mobile rescue training. Christoph Reichwein/dpa Time is critical when someone ...

A terminal geriatric patient has just arrived by ambulance for hospital readmission. At first glance, it’s clear she has declined significantly since last seen. But she has a history of being a ...

Amsterdam, Netherlands – 24 Aug 2023: Using a defibrillator for a cardiac arrest victim improves 30-day survival even with ambulance response times as short as two minutes, according to research ...

Barcelona, Spain: Bystanders are less likely to give cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to women than men, particularly if the emergency takes place in a public area, according to research presented ...

In addition to championing women in the still male-dominated field of pre-hospital emergency medicine, the lifesaving Cambridgeshire-based charity also focuses on raising awareness of the gender ...

Bystander aid using CPR and a defibrillator can be critically important for saving lives when someone has a cardiac arrest -- even when an ambulance arrives quickly, say researchers. A new study finds ...

Using a defibrillator for a cardiac arrest victim improves 30-day survival even with ambulance response times as short as two minutes, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2023. The ...