WDRB

New Albany ambulances add life-saving machine that can perform chest compressions

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Ambulances in New Albany now have new equipment to help save live. AmeriPro EMS demonstrated its new LUCAS machine on Friday. It gives mechanical chest compressions to ...
WAVE3

New Albany Fire gets new chest compression machines for CPR

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - New Albany Fire has a new piece of equipment that can help save lives in a heart emergency. The LUCAS machine can be used when someone is in cardiac arrest. The machine ...
Omaha.com

Grant supports purchase of CPR devices that benefit paramedics as well as patients

A grant for new CPR equipment will let Omaha first responders potentially save more lives while also staying safe when transporting patients. The Omaha Fire Department now owns 12 LUCAS 3 Chest ...
WECT

CPR: Learning the proper steps and acting fast can save a life

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - More than 300,000 people suffer a cardiac arrest every year in this country, and 90% are fatal. “Sudden cardiac arrest is a major killer in the United States,” said James ...
EurekAlert!

Cardiac arrest in space: New research shows that automatic chest compressions are more effective for CPR when both rescuer and patient are floating in microgravity

New research has found that a type of automatic chest compression is more effective to carry out CPR in space than the ‘handstand method’ that is currently recommended in emergency protocols for ...
Medscape

Cardiocerebral Resuscitation: A Newsmaker Interview With Gordon A. Ewy, MD

April 17, 2006 — Editor's Note: Cardiocerebral resuscitation (CCR) — employing chest compressions but no ventilations — improves survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to the results of ...