High-quality chest compressions (CC) are an important factor of neonatal resuscitation. Mechanical CC devices may provide superior CC delivery and improve resuscitation outcomes. We aimed to compare ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Ambulances in New Albany now have new equipment to help save live. AmeriPro EMS demonstrated its new LUCAS machine on Friday. It gives mechanical chest compressions to ...

Though he is reluctant to say so, sometimes a machine can do a better job than a human, said Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Chief Mark Bradford. Such is the case when patients need chest ...

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 ...

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Best practice guidance, such as advice given by the European Resuscitation Council, suggests that to be effective, chest compressions must reach a depth of between 50 and 60mm. Discover the latest in ...

When a cardiac arrest occurs, it is necessary to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as soon as possible. This requires maintaining the pressure depth at 5 cm at a rate of 100 cpm. For CPR ...

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 ...

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 ...

The keys to effective resuscitation in the hospital setting include effective compression and early defibrillation, a hospitalist told colleagues. She also urged them to consider mechanical piston ...