On Tuesday, Montrose Regional Health (MRH) announced the addition of a new automated CPR system to its cardiology department, ...

A life-saving CPR device is being implemented in fire departments across Western Washington. It’s called a LUCAS device and it is strapped onto a patient to keep compressions going while they are ...

PUTNEY — It may be a few years away, but a new device with a long history of development could replace the AEDs that are ubiquitously attached to walls around the United States. Norman Paradis, of ...

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAW) - Marshfield Fire Department Deputy Chief Steve Bakos says in 2023, they confirmed 11 patients who had CPR performed, actually got a pulse back from crews and then walked out ...

There’s a lifesaving device becoming increasingly popular in hospital emergency rooms. The no-hands unit is changing the way CPR is done. It’s called Lucas and it’s often used by paramedics, but it’s ...

What is the purpose of CPR? The purpose of CPR is to apply pressure to an individual’s sternum (breastbone) so that the heart ...

Many TV depictions of CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest not only made errors in correct technique but may skew public ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - This week is AED and CPR Awareness Week. Knowing how to do CPR or use an AED can save someone’s life. But it’s important to know how to do CPR or use an AED before you find ...

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 ...

TV depictions of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest may mislead viewers about who is most likely to need cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and where it’s needed, according to new research published ...