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 ...

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 ...

MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) — On Tuesday, Montrose Regional Health (MRH) announced the addition of a new automated CPR system to its cardiology department, which will provide hands-free chest compressions ...

Performing CPR involves pressing down on the chest of someone in cardiac arrest 100 to 120 times per minute. It can be exhausting, as well as unnerving. That explains why some local Emergency Medical ...

The London-Maybee-Raisinville Fire Department is hoping to purchase a LUCAS Automatic CPR machine. “The life-saving device is the latest technology available to help first responders save someone’s ...

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 ...

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAW) - Marshfield Fire Department Deputy Chief Steve Bakos says in 2023, they confirmed 11 patients who had CPR performed, actually got a pulse back from crews and then walked out ...

A redesigned load cell allowed the AutoPulse to adjust to a patient's body for optimal CPR treatment. For victims of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), even the best EMTs may not be able to sustain ...

First responders can spend an hour performing CPR on some patients whose hearts have stopped beating. Their training tells them how to react to a moment like this — repeatedly press into the person’s ...

In honor of American Heart Month, the Boise Fire Department is offering free hands-only CPR and AED training on February 21.

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 ...

A-CPR may improve rate of survival to hospital over traditional C-CPR in selected settings and warrant further studies of this device, particularly examining the potential utility in rural settings.