He said even before these automated CPR machines, the focus had shifted to quality compressions, hands on the chest, without worrying about resuscitation or airways.

Performing CPR on a space station in microgravity involves doing a handstand on a person's chest and pushing against the ...

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 ...

New automatic CPR machines in use for about a month on Vandergrift/Oklahoma EMS ambulances have already helped paramedics and EMTs save lives. Vandergrift/Oklahoma Emergency Medical Services ...

Ashby is one of 14 towns from across North Central Massachusetts that will receive a LUCAS 3 CPR machine, which provides continuous chest compression and can be operated by one person.

The machine improves the quality of chest compressions, increases the levels of exhaled carbon dioxide in patients — a positive indicator of good ventilation — and sustains life-saving ...

After paramedics select the correct mode, the machine can start delivering 2-inch deep chest compressions with an enlarged suction cup while the paramedics give rescue breaths or oxygen.