Two studies comparing the use of manual chest compression vs. an automated chest compression device during resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest produce contrasting findings, according to ...

An automatic chest compression device called the AutoPulse aims to improve survivability in patients experiencing cardiac arrest while freeing the hands of emergency medical technicians and clinicians ...

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 ...

Two studies comparing the use of manual chest compression vs. an automated chest compression device during resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest produce contrasting findings, according to ...

The chance of surviving a heart attack in Nassau County has dramatically increased due to a new technology that will aid EMS medics responding to a cardiac arrest, law enforcement officials said ...

Space CPR conducted in weightlessness will be crucial to save their lives – and researchers say they’ve now come up with a better method. Automatic chest compression carried out by a mechanical piston ...

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Preparing for long-term space travel means planning for medical emergencies in microgravity, sometimes with machines stepping in to do the work that we can't. Future space tourism and long-term space ...

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Researchers at a cardiology conference in Madrid detailed a new, more effective CPR method for astronauts to use for emergencies in weightless environments. File Photo by Joe Marino/UPI As humans ...

A new policy enacted by the Orange County Health Care Agency’s Emergency Medical Services now requires 10 agencies to use the chest compression devices on calls. Emergency agencies in Orange County, ...