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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sten Rubertsson, M.D., Ph.D., of Uppsala University, Sweden and colleagues assessed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in patients. They assessed whether CPR in which chest compressions are delivered ...

(MENAFN- Coherent Market Insights) Automated CPR devices are medical devices that provide high-quality compression to the chest of patients suffering from sudden cardiac arrest to provide a steady ...

Microgravity makes it tricky to do simple tasks like eating, using the toilet and showering, so it is no wonder that performing CPR on someone whose heart stops beating in space is an extremely ...