Lumberton firefighters have a new way to perform CPR - a machine that is 95 percent more effective than manual CPR. The 17-pound LUCAS Chest Compression System is the first of its kind in Hardin and ...
Fire Chief Jackie Brockman, left, and Assistant Chief Spenser Hunter of the Amity Volunteer Fire Department demonstrate how the LUCAS CPR device works. The piece of equipment provides consistent, ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - New Albany Fire has a new piece of equipment that can help save lives in a heart emergency. The LUCAS machine can be used when someone is in cardiac arrest. The machine ...
The next time someone in Calhoun County needs CPR, it might come from a machine rather than human hands. Some area emergency services, among them the Battle Creek Fire Department and Emmett Charter ...
Old-fashioned CPR is getting a makeover. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is crucial when people collapse with cardiac arrest, but it’s hard to perform correctly. Now major efforts are under way to ...
The AutoPulse is a battery-powered device that might revolutionize the way emergency medical technicians attempt to revive patients whose hearts have stopped. Houston is one of the sites for a ...
EAST ALTON — Rosewood Heights Fire Protection District takes pride in giving the community attentive care, and updating procedures whenever possible. After seeing demonstrations of an AutoPulse, a ...