It's designed to support manual CPR rather than replace it. The machine is portable, battery-operated, and compresses the chest without stopping. It's intended to reduce the impact of rescuer fatigue.
This study was undertaken to compare the rates of survival to hospital between C-CPR and A-CPR in adults following OHCA in this setting.
The department recently received a grant allowing them to purchase a LUCAS device, an automated chest compression machine ...
MARSHALL COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) – McMechen Volunteer Fire Department’s EMS squad is proud to announce some new upgrades. Recently, they added two new cardiac monitors and a new auto pulse machine.