CPR goes high-tech: Transesophageal echocardiography turns blind compressions into precision hits

By conducting the world's first randomized clinical trial, researchers have demonstrated that while overall survival rates ...
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CPR: Chest Compressions Alone Can Preserve Brain Function

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 ...
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Late 19-year-old who dreamed of serving with Evanston Fire Department honored with new CPR devices

EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) -- One chest compression at a time, the Evanston Fire Department is now even more equipped to save lives with a new machine. The machine is called a LUCAS device, and it provides ...
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Cardiac arrest in space: Research shows that automatic chest compressions are more effective for CPR

Automatic chest compression devices are routinely used on Earth by doctors in restricted environments such as emergency helicopter, or where prolonged CPR needs to be carried out over a longer period ...