AMSTERDAM — Mechanical chest compressions with the LUCAS device (Physio-Control/Jolife) was as effective as but not more effective than manual compressions for delivering cardiopulmonary resuscitation ...

Mechanical CPR, in which a device is used by Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers to deliver automated chest compressions during cardiac arrest resuscitation care, is associated with an ...

Mechanical chest compressions with defibrillation during ongoing compressions are just as effective, but not superior to manual compressions, for delivering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to ...

KING CITY, Ore. — At a fire house in King City Tuesday, crews gave KGW an up-close look at one of their newest tools, the Lucas Mechanical CPR Device. "It's highly efficient," said Capt. Tim Nokes of ...

SIOUX CITY | A $6.3 million grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust could improve the outcomes of Iowans experiencing cardiac arrest, especially those living in rural areas of the state. The funds ...

KENANSVILLE — Duplin County Emergency Medical Services ambulances are now equipped with mechanical Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (mCPR) devices. Mechanical CPR devices provide high quality compression ...

People who suffer cardiac arrest - in which the heart stops beating - were less likely to die in subsequent years when bystanders performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation using chest compressions only, ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Doctors and nurses are there for you when you’re sick, but now more than ever, they have to keep in mind their own health. A multi-million dollar grant will help local ...

In a Swedish study of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, bystander CPR rates nearly doubled and compression-only, or Hands-Only CPR, rates increased six-fold over the 18-year review. Compression-only and ...

Mechanical chest compression with cardiac defibrillation does not improve 4 h survival compared with manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The ...