Most existing pacemakers leading up to this time were portable only in the sense that they could be unplugged to be moved to another room, then plugged back into the mains. The concept of a pacemaker that would allow the patient to move around freely was revolutionary. After a few years of...
Most existing pacemakers leading up to this time were portable only in the sense that they could be unplugged to be moved to another room, then plugged back into the mains. The concept of a pacemaker that would allow the patient to move around freely was revolutionary. After a few years of...
In the fifty years since the first AED was invented they have become sophisticated machines, increasing in portability, ruggedness, versatility and user friendliness. Their development has been driven by the ever-present, time-sensitive, life-and-death nature of SCA events. ...
Paramedics continued to perform CPR, administered a shot of adrenaline to jump-start her heart then transported her to a local hospital where Presley was put into an induced coma and given a temporary pacemaker. The singer is reported to have coded several times before her death at the age of...