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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

The Bayou Blue Volunteer Fire Department has received a new automated chest compression device.

A life-saving CPR device is being implemented in fire departments across Western Washington. It’s called a LUCAS device and it is strapped onto a patient to keep compressions going while they are ...

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 ...

What if a friend or stranger underwent a life-threatening medical event right in front of you? Would you have the composure and expertise to accurately perform CPR? Often in these situations, ...

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 ...

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' ...