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 ...

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 ...

North Ridgeville City officials approved the purchase of powered cots and automated CPR devices to replace aging gear ...

BARGERSVILLE, Ind. — The LUCAS CPR device is a mechanical chest compression system that has been around for years. But now, it has an extra sense of value because of the COVID-19 crisis. "Being able ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MANKATO — New devices will help Mankato firefighters provide precise CPR for extended periods with less manpower. Federal funding and a gift from the Mayo Clinic Health System helped the Mankato ...