"Hopefully this leads to better access to these life-saving devices." St John Ambulance said recent research suggests 47% of people don't know where to find their nearest defibrillator.

An automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD or AICD) is a permanent device in which a lead (wire) inserts into the right ventricle and monitors the heart rhythm. It is implanted ...

The reliability of cable conductor designs in implantable cardioverter defibrillator leads (e.g., Medtronic Model 6932 lead) has been established. [9] In a manner similar to catheter delivery of ...

That's a defibrillator in action, a desperate attempt to jump-start a heart whose rhythms have gone haywire. If not treated within about 10 minutes, cardiac arrest almost inevitably leads to death.