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 ...

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Physio-Control, Inc., the world’s leading provider of professional emergency response solutions, announced today that the main results of the large randomized LINC ...

Tokyo, Japan - A new study has shown that for bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the use of chest compressions alone without mouth-to-mouth ventilation is the preferable method for ...

ORO VALLEY, Ariz. (KGUN) — To help in trying to save more lives, Golder Ranch Fire District recently added a new tool to its fleet of ambulances. All ambulances are now equipped with LUCAS devices. It ...

New research has found a more effective way to conduct cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in microgravity, which causes the weightlessness astronauts experience in space. The study found that a type ...

In a collaboration aimed at improving cardiac emergency responses, the Midland County EMS Advisory Board and associated EMS first responders, along with the Physician Associates of MidMichigan ...

ROANE COUNTY, Tenn. — Emergency responders in Roane County may soon have a new tool they can use during emergency situations to help save lives. The Roane County Office of Emergency Services said it ...

The year 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). During these past 50 years, tremendous research has been conducted to evaluate techniques, ...

NICEVILLE — The North Bay Fire Control District saved a 72-year-old woman in cardiac arrest using a chest compression system purchased with a $17,117 grant from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety ...

"They immediately start cardiopulmonary resuscitation with breathing and chest compression, and connect to a defibrillator," ...