A battery-operated compression belt buckled around the chest restores blood flow better than manual chest compressions and conventional CPR, according to a Johns Hopkins-led animal study. The device, ...
CHICAGO - 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, ...
IT CAN SAVE LIVES. THIS DEVICE IS CPR FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, BUT IT’S NOT EASY TO GET WESH 2’S TONY ATKINS FOUND OUT WHICH DEPARTMENTS ARE USING THIS TECHNOLOGY ALREADY, AND SPOKE WITH A MAN WHO SAYS ...
This story was originally published on MedTech Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily MedTech Dive newsletter. Defibtech has recalled a chest compression device after ...
ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — It’s helping first responders save lives, and now, more agencies are getting a hold of it. The LUCAS III device is a chest compression system that works on its own. Bob Eul ...
WESTMINSTER, Calif. (KABC) -- Starting New Year's Day, all agencies responding to 911 calls in Orange County will be required to carry automatic chest compression devices (ACCDs) and some first ...
New equipment to provide uninterrupted chest compressions to patients being treated by the air ambulance team will "enhance" the care provided. The equipment is designed to free up staff so they can ...
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 ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA designated Defibtech’s recall of its automated continuous chest compression device as class I, the most ...