First responder Sam Shreves, firefighter/EMT Todd Martin, Capt./EMT John Davis and firefighter/first responder Tyler Gates, members of the Lubeck VFD, are simulating a cardiac arrest using a mannequin ...

WESTMINSTER, Calif. (KABC) -- Starting New Year's Day, all agencies responding to 911 calls in Orange County will be required to carry automatic chest compression devices (ACCDs) and some first ...

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) -Angelina County now has five new chest compressors for its ambulance services. The new device, called the Defibtech, is nicknamed “the arm.” These five devices will be in ...

Lund, Sweden - In the February issue of Resuscitation Journal, a case series reports on good outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest patients that traditionally have a very poor survival prognosis, so ...

ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — It’s helping first responders save lives, and now, more agencies are getting a hold of it. The LUCAS III device is a chest compression system that works on its own. Bob Eul ...

Gwinnett commissioners on Tuesday approved the purchase of 31 LUCAS devices, equipment that delivers consistent and uninterrupted chest compressions to patients experiencing sudden cardiac arrest ...

For the past decade, only two fire agencies in Orange County — the cities of Newport Beach and Orange — chose to use automated chest compression devices instead of manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation ...

The recall is in response to a problem with the device’s motor that causes chest compressions to stop, which has resulted in one injury and one death, according to an Aug. 22 news release from the FDA ...