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 ...

Dr. Keith Lurie remembers when he met a male patient 23 years ago who was resuscitated not through traditional CPR, but with a toilet plunger on his chest. The experience motivated Lurie to look for a ...

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 ...

Fire Chief Jackie Brockman, left, and Assistant Chief Spenser Hunter of the Amity Volunteer Fire Department demonstrate how the LUCAS CPR device works. The piece of equipment provides consistent, ...

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Anyone at Hill Air Force Base suffering a condition that requires chest compressions may have a better chance of survival thanks to a newly acquired mechanical chest compression ...

WEST UNION, Iowa (KCRG) - First responders and hospitals in Fayette County received new CPR machines as a part of a $500,000. Wednesday evening a group first responders got a hands-on look at the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A relatively new device is being used by several local fire departments and ambulance companies to mechanically provide CPR to those in need. Once your heart stops working, ...

AUTAUGA COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Autauga County Commission has invested some of the federal CARES Act money it received from the state into a dozen medical devices that could save the life of someone ...

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 ...

ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — It’s helping first responders save lives, and now, more agencies are getting a hold of it. The LUCAS III device is a chest compression system that works on its own. Bob Eul ...