PENDER COUNTY – When a person goes into cardiac arrest, minutes and seconds count. Getting emergency personnel to a scene quickly to start cardiopulmonary resuscitation is vital. For rural counties ...

Chicago – Sten Rubertsson, M.D., Ph.D., of Uppsala University, Sweden and colleagues assessed whether cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in which chest compressions are delivered with a mechanical ...

A battery-operated compression belt buckled around the chest restores blood flow better than manual chest compressions and conventional CPR, according to a Johns Hopkins-led animal study. The device, ...

Experienced and first-time responders can now easily perform effective CPR. Simple place-and-press functionality requires no complicated preparation or product assembly, while a non-slip surface and ...

Shane Hardin, account manager, Stryker, demonstrates the new Lucas CPR Compression Device to firefighters at the East Liverpool Fire Department. The device was recently purchased with a grant from the ...

MILWAUKEE - New technology is helping save lives in southeast Wisconsin. An automated chest compression device is changing the way paramedics do their jobs. There are currently 12 LUCAS 3 devices with ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A device that can stand in for human hands and provide CPR compressions could change how a northern Arizona air ambulance gives life-saving care. Guardian Air, which maintains ...

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 ...

The Modesto and Stanislaus Consolidated fire departments are testing CPR devices that could conserve manpower, reduce stress on the bodies of personnel and, most important, save lives. Two engine ...

South Korean-based healthcare product Development Company I.M. Lab has launched its next-generation CPR training aide "cprCUBE" on Kickstarter. The device will educate the user about 'proper' ...

EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) -- One chest compression at a time, the Evanston Fire Department is now even more equipped to save lives with a new machine. The machine is called a LUCAS device, and it provides ...