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 ...

DECATUR – Doing CPR during a medical emergency is difficult. A lot of force and speed is needed to keep blood flowing through the body when the heart quits. After two minutes, even the most fit ...

PETAL, Miss. (WDAM) - The Macedonia Volunteer Fire Department receives new equipment that they hope will change the game for their department and their residents. The department recently received a ...

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

Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to ArkLaTex. Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism. TEXARKANA, Texas -- LifeNet EMS services recently ...

FARGO - Emergency medical staff across the state will soon be able to lend patients a hand more easily, with the help of a statewide grant. North Dakota's Department of Health was recently awarded a ...

Community West Foundation, in partnership with Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital, awarded a grant to the Avon Lake Fire Department on Feb. 3 to support the purchase of two LUCAS Mechanical CPR ...

Microgravity makes it tricky to do simple tasks like eating, using the toilet and showering, so it is no wonder that performing CPR on someone whose heart stops beating in space is an extremely ...

BURLINGTON — Six western Racine County fire and rescue agencies received automatic CPR device donations Wednesday. The devices were provided by the Memorial Hospital of Burlington Community Foundation ...

VIRGINIA BEACH -- The City of Virginia beach has one Lucas machine as a pilot project. The devices cost about $15,000. Crews have been using the machine since July 2013. They've used on 20 percent of ...