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 ...

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 ...

PETAL, Miss. (WDAM) - The Macedonia Volunteer Fire Department receives new equipment that they hope will change the game for their department and their residents. The department recently received a ...

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 ...

CLINTON, Iowa (KWQC) - The Clinton Fire Department (CFD) has received a $47,181 grant from the 2023 Assistance to Firefighters Grant program to purchase three LUCAS Chest Compression units, in ...

The Augusta Fire Department Friday morning unveiled its new LUCAS CPR devices. The Augusta Fire Department recently unveiled its new LUCAS CPR devices, acquired through the Assistance to Firefighters ...

IBERVILLE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - The Bayou Blue Volunteer Fire Department has received a new automated chest compression device, funded through House Bill 782 from the 2024 Louisiana legislative session ...

TAUNTON — Brewster Ambulance Service and the Taunton Fire Department have partnered to deploy advanced lifesaving technology, according to a press release from Brewster Paramedic Jeffrey Begin. The ...

WAUPUN — To improve patient survival rates and minimize potential exposure to COVID-19, SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Room is now equipped with a new LUCAS 3 chest compression system ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA designated Defibtech’s recall of its automated continuous chest compression device as class I, the most ...