CPR’s mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions have saved countless lives, but the chest pumps alone may be just as effective during medical emergencies. A Japanese study found that people ...
The American Red Cross trains and certifies people in cardio pulmonary resuscitation, or CPR. The best method involves rescue breathing and chest compressions. Even if you aren’t sure about rescue ...
First responders administer CPR on a motorcycle rider. (File photo courtesy OnScene.TV) The San Diego County Fire Protection District has upgraded 35 automated chest-compression devices to their ...
Chest compression -- not mouth-to-mouth resuscitation -- seems to be the key in helping someone recover from cardiac arrest, according to new research that further bolsters advice from heart experts.
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 ...
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 Salem Community Foundation and the American Heart Association have teamed up to kickstart training programs that will spread the lifesaving skills of bystander CPR and use of an AED throughout the ...
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 ...
Being in Butte High School just got a little bit safer. That is, if you’re around a freshman who was in Eric Zahler’s health class Thursday afternoon and in need of resuscitation. EMTs from A-1 ...
OUR TODD KAZAKIEWICH WITH THIS STORY FROM WORCESTER. YOU DON’T WANT TO COME IN FROM AN ANGLE. YOU WANT TO BE RIGHT OVER THE PATIENT SO THAT WHEN YOU’RE PRESSING DOWN, YOU CAN USE YOUR BODY. YOU CAN ...
Ryder Elkin clutched a handful of papers tightly as he told his classmates at Palos Verdes High School about the day he saved his father’s life. “It started just like any other day,” the soft-spoken ...