According to the American Heart Association, paramedics respond to more than 300,000 cardiac arrest calls. Many of those people will not survive. It’s a dire situation where every minute, every second ...

PUTNEY — It may be a few years away, but a new device with a long history of development could replace the AEDs that are ubiquitously attached to walls around the United States. Norman Paradis, of ...

Until six weeks ago, the chest of a person in full cardiac arrest in Fort Worth was likely to have been jarred by a paramedic with his or her palms. Now, the personal pump is largely out. Manual CPR ...

BARGERSVILLE, Ind. — The LUCAS CPR device is a mechanical chest compression system that has been around for years. But now, it has an extra sense of value because of the COVID-19 crisis. "Being able ...

What if a friend or stranger underwent a life-threatening medical event right in front of you? Would you have the composure and expertise to accurately perform CPR? Often in these situations, ...

The Collierville Fire Department has recently added a newly approved resuscitation system to all five of their Advanced Life Support Engine Companies. It is the first fire department in the state to ...

A device that raises the head during CPR to improve blood circulation boosted the likelihood that patients in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) reached neurologically intact recovery, a researcher ...