A ambulance technology overhaul is helping emergency responders in Garland save more lives. The Garland Fire Department is replacing 14 ambulance EKGs that were old and outdated. The new ones can ...

A positive link between the survival of heart attack patients and the use of an electrocardiogram by ambulance crews has been found. Researchers analyzed data from almost half a million adults ...

An $8.4 million grant will pay to put life-saving machines that diagnose heart attacks in every ambulance in South Dakota. The grant, awarded to the South Dakota chapter of the affiliation of American ...

Trinity adds new EKG machines to ambulances Ambulances at the Trinity Regional Health System Rock Island and Bettendorf campuses now include mobile 12-lead EKG machines.

Chest discomfort, shortness of breath, lightheadedness and upper body pain are some of the most obvious symptoms of a heart attack. And like with any medical emergency, time is of the essence—the time ...

The government approved the first pocket-sized EKG machine Tuesday, so small that it promises easier, faster heart measurements in ambulances, the emergency room _ even a possible heart attack ...

When Hopkinton's Geraldine Pillarella had an early-morning heart attack on Father's Day, she had a few factors working in her favor. The symptoms were clear: pain flooding her jaw and shooting down ...

Four emergency medical services agencies in Wise County have new machines to care for heart attack patients, thanks to the donation of EKG machines from the Wellmont CVA Heart Institute. Appalachia ...

A new study from the University of Surrey, published today in the journal Heart, has identified a positive link between the survival of heart attack patients and the use of an electrocardiogram, by ...