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).

After her teenage son died from sudden cardiac arrest, a Michigan mom’s mission is to prevent it from happening to other families.

Shakopee resident Alicia Bravo is motivating others to learn how to use CPR and defibrillation to save lives after she had a near death experience last summer. Last July, Bravo, 37 at the time, ...