TOWNSEND — A person was in cardiac arrest, and first responders knew they had to act fast. In a situation where most would pair up and switch off between chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth breaths, ...

The Johnston Fire Department has a new way to help save your life.A CPR machine that automatically delivers life-saving compressions is now part of the department's tools.For a patient in cardiac ...

Lumberton firefighters have a new way to perform CPR - a machine that is 95 percent more effective than manual CPR. The 17-pound LUCAS Chest Compression System is the first of its kind in Hardin and ...

WASHINGTON - Old-fashioned CPR is getting a makeover. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is crucial when people collapse with cardiac arrest, but it's hard to perform correctly. Now major efforts are under ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Old-fashioned CPR is getting a makeover. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is crucial when people collapse with cardiac arrest, but it's hard to perform correctly. Now major efforts are ...

WEBVTT OF. ANDREW: IT'S CALLED THE LUCAS 2, PROVIDING PERFECT CHEST COMPRESSIONS TO SOMEONE IN CARDIAC ARREST. NO ONE CAN ATTEST BETTER TO ITS IMPACT THAN GREG KOTSCHWAR. GREG: QUITE FRANKLY, I WAS ...

A MECHANICAL CPR machine that saved the life of a Victorian woman will be rolled out across a major hospital service. Emergency department chiefs say the battery-powered device that performs chest ...

VOLUNTOWN — The Voluntown Volunteer Fire Company is one of the few departments in the region with a new CPR machine to automate the chest compression process. Assistant Fire Chief Art Ivanick said the ...