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 ...
Pushing on the chest to simulate the heart’s rhythmic pumping action is an essential part of cardiopulmonary resuscitation after cardiac arrest. In recent decades, manufacturers have developed several ...
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 ...
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 ...
GREENFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- So many things in our lives are automated these days. Now, automation could save your life. Greenfield Township Volunteer EMT's recently purchased a mechanical CPR device.
CHAMPAIGN — Years before he became Champaign's fire chief, Gary Ludwig witnessed the benefits of using mechanical CPR devices. Tools that provide the chest compressions typically done manually by ...
The St. Paul fire department is getting 13 mechanical CPR devices, one for each of the city’s ambulances, which the fire department hopes will boost the heart-attack survival rate. More than 200 ...