TCTMD

Mechanical chest compression device LUCAS may improve survival in PEA patients

Lund, Sweden - In the February issue of Resuscitation Journal, a case series reports on good outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest patients that traditionally have a very poor survival prognosis, so ...
EurekAlert!

Study compares outcomes of device for chest compressions vs manual CPR

Chicago – Sten Rubertsson, M.D., Ph.D., of Uppsala University, Sweden and colleagues assessed whether cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in which chest compressions are delivered with a mechanical ...
WHIO

3 emergency rooms in Clark, Champaign counties now equipped with mechanical CPR devices

ENON — Thanks to a grant from the Mercy Health Foundation -- three emergency rooms in Clark and Champaign counties are now equipped with a new life-saving CPR tool. Each emergency room, in Enon, ...
Business Wire

Physio-Control Launches Newest Version of LUCAS Chest Compression System in United States

Latest version 3.1 provides powerful new capabilities for tailored setup functionality, wireless reporting and asset status notifications REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(Product Bulletin) Today ...
KTRE

Angelina County Commissioners Court approves purchasing chest compression devices for ambulances

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - The Allegiance Mobile Health located in Lufkin will be receiving five new mechanical chest compression devices. Today, the Angelina County Commissioners Court approved ...
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 ...
KESQ News

Palm Springs firefighters test out new technology that could help save lives

Palm Springs Fire Department is testing a new mechanical chest compression device that could help save more lives. The LUCAS device helps deliver high-quality, consistent chest compressions to sudden ...
Chicago Tribune

North Chicago the latest department to get chest compression devices; ‘It’s a way to assure the best possible outcome for our citizens’

Firefighting officials in Lake County may not keep statistics on how more lives are saved by the use of chest compression machines, but they agree once they started using them the number of people ...
wdam

$2.7 million grant to help AAA Ambulance upgrade fleet

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - A federal grant will help AAA Ambulance Service upgrade its fleet of vehicles as well as purchase more than two dozen, mechanical, chest-compression devices. AAA Chief ...
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 ...
Newsday

CPR Devices No More Effective Than Hands-On Method: Study

A mechanical device that delivers chest compressions during CPR does not improve short-term survival of cardiac arrest patients, compared to traditional hand compressions, a new study shows. "Many ...