Phys.org

Cardiac arrest in space: Research shows that automatic chest compressions are more effective for CPR

Automatic chest compression devices are routinely used on Earth by doctors in restricted environments such as emergency helicopter, or where prolonged CPR needs to be carried out over a longer period ...
Government Technology

First Responders’ Automatic CPR Device ‘Doesn’t Get Tired’

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 ...
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 ...
WZZM

Wyoming Fire Department buys automated CPR devices with grant from Metro Health

After partnering with the Metro Health Hospital Foundation, the City of Wyoming Fire Department has purchased new emergency medical response equipment. A $44,100 Foundation grant was used to buy three ...
wdam

Macedonia VFD receives automated CPR devices

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 ...
Taunton Daily Gazette

Taunton Fire's new CPR equipment already deployed to help save a life, chief says

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 ...
KWQC

Clinton Fire Departemnt acquires additional automated CPR devices

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 ...
New Hampshire Union Leader

Bedford accepts donation of two automatic CPR devices

BEDFORD — The Bedford Town Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to accept two automatic chest compression devices donated to the town. “I hope I don't meet this machine in the back of an ...
WAFB

Bayou Blue Fire Department receives automated CPR device through state funding

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 ...
AOL

Augusta Fire Department obtains new automated 'LUCAS' CPR devices

The Augusta Fire Department recently unveiled its new LUCAS CPR devices, acquired through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant in Fall 2023. City leadership convened for a special presentation on the ...
Healio

‘What happens if cardiac arrest occurs during a space mission?’

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