An analysis of cardiac arrest records in a U.S. registry revealed that people with drug overdose cardiac arrests were more likely to be younger, have fewer health conditions and have higher survival ...

Home automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) modestly improve survival in shockable cardiac arrests but are not currently cost-effective. Equipping all private homes with AEDs would cost over $4 ...

Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was $4,481,659 per quality-adjusted life-year for AED in a private home. (HealthDay News) — For patients with cardiac arrest and a shockable rhythm, automated ...

People whose hearts suddenly stop due to a drug overdose are younger, have fewer health problems and are more likely to survive with fewer neurological problems than those whose out-of-hospital ...