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).

A life-saving CPR device is being implemented in fire departments across Western Washington. It’s called a LUCAS device and ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wausau Fire Department is adopting cutting-edge technology that could make a life-saving difference in emergencies. The department is adding mechanical CPR devices ...

The Gatlinburg Fire Department has made a significant investment in emergency medical care with the addition of Zoll X-Series ...

Consistent compressions can be difficult to maintain, however, and the quality of both in-hospital and out-of-hospital CPR is sometimes poor. Mechanical devices have been developed with the aim of ...

Lake Village Fire Department members attended Jan. 31 training on the LUCAS 3 chest compression device.

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 ...