This type of CPR is not considered to be superior to manual CPR in normal conditions but has been proven to be effective when chest compressions are challenging. Three types of automatic chest ...

Improved technology that automatically does CPR will take some of the burden off first responders and likely save lives. The device, called LUCAS 3, is portable and consists of a compression unit that ...

A Carpentersville resident was revived recently due to the actions of several firefighter-paramedics and an automatic CPR device, fire officials said. The Carpentersville Fire Department responded to ...

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — It’s been nearly a year since West Metro Fire Rescue started using new automatic chest compression machines when arriving on scene of patients in cardiac arrest. 10 people have been ...

New research has found that a type of automatic chest compression is more effective to carry out CPR in space than the ‘handstand method’ that is currently recommended in emergency protocols for ...

STANFORD, Calif. - A small, portable device greatly increases the chance of surviving sudden cardiac death by restoring blood pressure better than conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation, according ...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Iowa (KWWL) — The Washington County Ambulance Service started using an automatic CPR device about a year ago. Since then it’s helped them respond to cardiac emergencies in rural ...

For the second time in less than six months, Carpentersville firefighter-paramedics have been able to save a life with the aid of an automatic CPR device. Fire Chief John-Paul Schilling told village ...

IT CAN SAVE LIVES. THIS DEVICE IS CPR FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, BUT IT’S NOT EASY TO GET WESH 2’S TONY ATKINS FOUND OUT WHICH DEPARTMENTS ARE USING THIS TECHNOLOGY ALREADY, AND SPOKE WITH A MAN WHO SAYS ...

New research has found a more effective way to conduct cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in microgravity, which causes the weightlessness astronauts experience in space. The study found that a type ...

As humans begin to colonize space, it's inevitable that some will suffer a cardiac arrest. Space CPR conducted in weightlessness will be crucial to save their lives -- and researchers say they've now ...

The chance of surviving a heart attack in Nassau County has dramatically increased due to a new technology that will aid EMS medics responding to a cardiac arrest, law enforcement officials said ...