CPR involves manual chest compressions and, in some cases, rescue ("mouth-to-mouth") breathing. If available, a device called ...

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 ...

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).

Experienced and first-time responders can now easily perform effective CPR. Simple place-and-press functionality requires no complicated preparation or product assembly, while a non-slip surface ...

"The manufacturer's data looks great, but it's largely anecdotal, and there is no head ... or CPR," Dr. Darria says. The biggest concern is that if used incorrectly, these devices can actually ...

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 ...

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 ...