Lund, Sweden - In the February issue of Resuscitation Journal, a case series reports on good outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest patients that traditionally have a very poor survival prognosis, so ...

CHICAGO - Two studies comparing the use of manual chest compression vs. an automated chest compression device during resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest produce contrasting findings, ...

ENON — Thanks to a grant from the Mercy Health Foundation -- three emergency rooms in Clark and Champaign counties are now equipped with a new life-saving CPR tool. Each emergency room, in Enon, ...

A new mechanical chest compressor — approved for purchase at last week’s council meeting — will help Calistoga’s emergency medical responders provide CPR at a consistent, sustainable rate potentially ...

PITTSBURGH, June 10 (UPI) -- U.S. doctors will evaluate a mechanical chest compression device to see if it is more effective than manual compressions in treating sudden cardiac arrest. Researchers at ...

In the event of cardiac arrest outside of a hospital it is important to provide effective chest compressions without interruption. Creating blood flow reduces the risk of brain damage and improves the ...

"The study was designed to show a better 4-hour survival in the group treated with mechanical chest compressions, and this was not achieved," said lead investigator Sten Rubertsson, MD, PhD, professor ...

Palm Springs Fire Department is testing a new mechanical chest compression device that could help save more lives. The LUCAS device helps deliver high-quality, consistent chest compressions to sudden ...

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 ...

Uninterrupted and effective chest compression is key for survival and outcomes, but exhausting and difficult to provide consistently and safely manually. The LUCAS Chest Compression System is a ...

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