During the period October 2006 to April 2010 there were 66 OHCAs where A-CPR was administered, and these were matched to 220 controls (mean 3.3 controls per A-CPR case) selected from 1,610 cardiac ...

The Autopulse Resuscitation System does continuous CPR on the move. It's designed to support manual CPR rather than replace it. The machine is portable, battery-operated, and compresses the chest ...

Yes, the official AHA Guidelines note that victims have a greater chance of survival from cardiac arrest when high-quality CPR includes use of an AED. Many first aid training courses include CPR ...

John Jokantas is the director of the 911 emergency center and said the county needs to purchase over a dozen CPR devices at a cost of just under $300,000. Daily Reporter file photo HANCOCK COUNTY ...

Furthermore, mechanical devices do not tire, and maintain consistent depth and rate of compressions. The main disadvantage of A-CPR is the substantial weight of the device (11.6 kg including battery).