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).

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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 ...

On the Saturday before Thanksgiving, 11-year-old Vada saw her dad collapse. His heart had stopped. She immediately called 911 ...

From calling emergency services to performing CPR, learn the essential steps that medical experts say could save someone's ...

Motion sensor technology – the same technology used on most smart phones – provides rescuers with immediate voice prompts if their CPR compression rate and depth are outside the 2015 AHA ...

just two weeks before a critical dispatch call where the device was used to revive a patient. "Typically a person is going to do a round of CPR for about two minutes," paramedic Andrew Yahn said.

A new interactive online learning tool has been launched by British Heart Foundation Northern Ireland (BHF NI) to equip ...

Knowing the difference between a heart attack and a cardiac arrest could save a life. Do you know which one is which?

The Greeley Fire Department is launching a monthly series of free CPR and “Stop The Bleed” classes at Fire Station 1, 1155 10th Ave.

LEELANAU COUNTY - A northern Michigan man says he’s counting his blessings after an AED saved his life while he was refereeing a basketball game in Leelanau County. Now he wants to spread awareness ...

It was Feb. 14, 2023, when Karen Oaks, a nurse at Averett University, had a heart attack and went into cardiac arrest.