VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - Could new South Georgia emergency medical technology save lives? Nearly 500,000 Americans die from cardiac arrest a year, according to the American Heart Association’s most ...
When it comes to cardiac arrest management, the guidelines say the most definitive treatment is high-quality chest compressions and early defibrillation. This is nothing new. So where does this ...
GREECE, N.Y. – The North Greece Fire District received a lifesaving gift Wednesday. The LUCAS 3 mechanical CPR device is used to deliver chest compressions to a person in cardiac arrest. Firefighters ...
HANCOCK COUNTY, Ind. — Hancock County is buying lifesaving CPR devices for every one of their area fire departments. The county has purchased 13 LUCAS CPR devices that can give consistent chest ...
Shane Hardin, account manager, Stryker, demonstrates the new Lucas CPR Compression Device to firefighters at the East Liverpool Fire Department. The device was recently purchased with a grant from the ...
In a collaboration aimed at improving cardiac emergency responses, the Midland County EMS Advisory Board and associated EMS first responders, along with the Physician Associates of MidMichigan ...
The Augusta Fire Department recently unveiled its new LUCAS CPR devices, acquired through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant in Fall 2023. City leadership convened for a special presentation on the ...
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAW) - Marshfield Fire Department Deputy Chief Steve Bakos says in 2023, they confirmed 11 patients who had CPR performed, actually got a pulse back from crews and then walked out ...
Speare Memorial Hospital and Ammonoosuc Community Health Services have partnered to enhance emergency response in the Warren ...
LINCOLN COUNTY, Ky. (LEX18) — The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office has introduced a new device to the team, the Lucas CPR device, with a new $20,000 grant on Friday. Life-saving devices are essential ...
CARMEL, Ind. — The Carmel Fire Department is making a life-saving upgrade. It’s equipping first responders with new hands-free technology that delivers CPR without missing a beat. “It can look violent ...