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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 ...
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Golder Ranch Fire equips ambulances with new device to help with cardiac arrests

ORO VALLEY, Ariz. (KGUN) — To help in trying to save more lives, Golder Ranch Fire District recently added a new tool to its fleet of ambulances. All ambulances are now equipped with LUCAS devices. It ...

Bayou Blue Fire Department receives automated CPR device through state funding

The Bayou Blue Volunteer Fire Department has received a new automated chest compression device.
Business Wire

Large Randomized Trial: LUCAS Chest Compression System is Effective and Reliable in Pre-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Physio-Control, Inc., the world’s leading provider of professional emergency response solutions, announced today that the main results of the large randomized LINC ...
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 ...
AZFamily

Tempe Fire investing in new CPR technology for cardiac patients

Scottsdale Stadium has been a spring training fixture for 70 years, offering fans a place to settle in for an afternoon at the ballpark. A man is dead after an officer-involved shooting in north ...