Performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is tiring. After a few minutes, the effectiveness of CPR typically drops substantially because even trained professionals don’t have the muscular ...
Spokane County Fire District 8 is getting ready to roll out devices that can perform CPR on patients, reducing the number of firefighters and paramedics needed to treat them. The district purchased ...
MIAMISBURG — The Miami Valley Fire Department has purchased new technology to better assist paramedics in emergency situations. >>Driver rescued after crane truck overturns on I-70 in Clark County The ...
Improved technology that automatically does CPR will take some of the burden off first responders and likely save lives. The device, called LUCAS 3, is portable and consists of a compression unit that ...
GREECE, N.Y. – The North Greece Fire District received a lifesaving gift Wednesday. The LUCAS 3 mechanical CPR device is used to deliver chest compressions to a person in cardiac arrest. Firefighters ...
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 ...
PUTNEY — It may be a few years away, but a new device with a long history of development could replace the AEDs that are ubiquitously attached to walls around the United States. Norman Paradis, of ...
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAW) - Marshfield Fire Department Deputy Chief Steve Bakos says in 2023, they confirmed 11 patients who had CPR performed, actually got a pulse back from crews and then walked out ...
LIBERTY CITY, Texas (KLTV) - A device donated to Sabine Fire and Rescue is now another tool they can use in lifesaving efforts. The department received a Lucas 3.0 CPR device. It is a machine that ...
Advanced Circulatory Systems Inc. released positive results for a clinical trial for its ResQPump and ResQPOD cardiopulmonary resuscitation assistance devices. The Roseville, Minnesota-based CPR ...
With the help of a local hospital, Schertz EMS is receiving several state-of-the art CPR devices that will allow EMTs to provide better and faster care to heart attack victims. Live Oak's Northeast ...