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 ...

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 ...

IT CAN SAVE LIVES. THIS DEVICE IS CPR FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, BUT IT’S NOT EASY TO GET WESH 2’S TONY ATKINS FOUND OUT WHICH DEPARTMENTS ARE USING THIS TECHNOLOGY ALREADY, AND SPOKE WITH A MAN WHO SAYS ...

Huber Heights emergency services utilizing device to help EMTs during rescues. HUBER HEIGHTS —The Huber Heights Fire Division is the first department in Montgomery County to own and utilize an ...

New research has found a more effective way to conduct cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in microgravity, which causes the weightlessness astronauts experience in space. The study found that a type ...

PELL CITY — The Pell City Fire Department has put its new automatic chest compression machines into service. Fire Chief Tim Kurzejeski said the machines, known as the Lucas Chest Compression System, ...

ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — It’s helping first responders save lives, and now, more agencies are getting a hold of it. The LUCAS III device is a chest compression system that works on its own. Bob Eul ...

Preparing for long-term space travel means planning for medical emergencies in microgravity, sometimes with machines stepping in to do the work that we can't. Future space tourism and long-term space ...

PELL CITY --The Pell City Council has approved the purchase of automatic chest compression machines for the Fire Department. During its regular meeting Monday, the council approved spending $15,724.64 ...