Orange County Register

Automated chest compression devices now in use by all 911 emergency responders in Orange County

For the past decade, only two fire agencies in Orange County — the cities of Newport Beach and Orange — chose to use automated chest compression devices instead of manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation ...
Healio

FDA designates recall of automated chest compression device as class I

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 ...
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 ...
TimesDaily

Shoals Ambulance installing automated chest compression device

FLORENCE — All 10 ambulances operated by Shoals Ambulance Service will soon be equipped with automated chest compression devices that will improve a patient's chances of survival.
7News Miami

This auto-chest compression device is saving lives in Central Florida

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 ...
News Medical

Research finds more effective way to conduct cardiopulmonary resuscitation in microgravity

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 ...
Long Island Press

Automatic CPR Devices: Saving Nassau’s Lives

First responders in Nassau County who save lives every day just got some help. And it’s already helping them save more lives. Nassau ambulances have new technology on board that, at a crucial moment, ...
Firehouse

Policy: CA County Agencies Must Use Automated CPR Units

A new policy enacted by the Orange County Health Care Agency’s Emergency Medical Services now requires 10 agencies to use the chest compression devices on calls. Emergency agencies in Orange County, ...
MedCity News

FDA approves Medtronic subsidiary’s new automated CPR device

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — A Medtronic Inc. subsidiary will this fall start to sell a new version of its automated chest-compression device in the United States after winning early clearance from the ...
Seattle Times

Arizona air ambulance testing device that could aid in CPR

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A device that can stand in for human hands and provide CPR compressions could change how a northern Arizona air ambulance gives life-saving care. Guardian Air, which maintains ...
TimesDaily

Shoals Ambulance installing automated chest compression devices

FLORENCE — In about a week, all 10 ambulances operated by Shoals Ambulance Service will be equipped with automated chest compression devices that will improve a patient's chances of survival.