Scientists weigh arguments over home defibrillators

Tuesday, July 20, 2004

WASHINGTON -- Defibrillators that jump-start a stopped heart may save lives in airports and shopping malls, but few people keep them at home in case of collapse -- even though that's where most cardiac arrests occur.

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